Bangkok lost heritage, what’s next?

Well as promised at my last article, I did some research, not anything in great depth but enough to see what strategies and financing models have been used to salvage architectural heritage in various places across the world. The first one I came acr...

LED there be light!

I was stuck in Bangkok infamous traffic jam, my eyes started hurting then I realized I was surrounded by screens, billboards, lights, lights, lights everywhere. It’s LED lights; which is an abbreviation for Light-Emitting-Diode. They have changed t...

Anti-Bacterial Materials

As the end of the year is approaching the weather is becoming cooler and in Bangkok it is the rainy season as well. People are falling sick with all kinds of viruses, colds, coughs, flues and stomach bugs. Most of these infectious bugs are transmitte...

Minimalism in Architecture, Origin, and Context

There are a lot of publications defining what minimalism is, when it started as an architecture movement and what influenced it. In general it is believed that minimalism is a 20th, 21st century movement that was influenced by Japanese architecture, ...

ความฉลาดเลือกใช้ ขนาดมาตรฐานของวัสดุก่อสร้าง

  ผู้ออกแบบสามารถออกแบบอาคารเป็นรูปแบบ หรือรูปทรงต่างๆ ได้มากมาย ตามจินตนาการ หากแต่การ...

Furniture secrets

In my last article I wrote about furniture and the way it says a lot about the way we live. I thought I will share with you some more thoughts: Location Where you live dictates the type of furniture suitable for the place. You’re not going to be bu...

The Art of Reconciling New and Old Architecture Forms

 What strikes you in these images? Is there a clash here, does it intrigue you, bother or pleases you? I am sure there are no simple answers to this question. Some of us love and want modern and new technological wonders others are rather well sett...

Furniture follows function

WHERE we live will determines HOW we live. Let’s start with an example: we’ve all seen the traditional Japanese houses with elevated platforms, paper walls, and seemingly no furniture. Ever wondered why? It’s not because they have a...

Only rich countries can aspire to develop green buildings

At our latest Lunch & Learn seminar, we were discussing Masdar Project in Abu Dhabi and all the technologies involved into making this “city laboratory” a carbon neutral city. One of our architects asked the question, “Does it mean only ric...