Bangkok lost heritage, what’s next?
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Dr. Chafia Ferhat
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October 22, 2012
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Sustainability
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architecture, architecture movement, Building, building design, buildings and developments, Chafia Ferhat, DESIGNERS, Dr. Chafia Ferhat, FENN DESIGNERS, historical buildings, Planning, Sustainability, Traditional House
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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 across and which has a record of successful applications is; Tax Increment Financing (TIF), the most widely …
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Anti-Bacterial Materials
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Sheetal Chailertborisuth
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October 12, 2012
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Sustainability
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Anti-Bacterial, atmosphere, Bamboo, Bangkok, Cold, Copper, Corian, Design Process, Fabrics, FENN DESIGNERS, Metals, Public Spaces, Safety, Sheetal Chailertborisuth, Sick, Solid Surfaces, Styles, Surfaces, Sustainability, trends
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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 transmitted and spread in public spaces. With people moving around in office buildings, lifts, sky trains, …
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The Art of Reconciling New and Old Architecture Forms
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Dr. Chafia Ferhat
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September 28, 2012
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Sustainability
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architecture, architecture movement, building design, Building re-use, buildings and developments, copy of building, Dr. Chafia Ferhat, evolution, FENN DESIGNERS, historical buildings, new and old forms, Sustainability
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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 settled in the familiar, the conventional.As architects we face this dilemma often;Owners and clients sometimes come …
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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 rich countries can aspire to developing green buildings?” To answer this question, I thought of our own design practice; we …
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