Artikel tagged “design”

  • Bangkok luxury poised to push through the US$300 ceiling

    Bangkok luxury poised to push through the US$300 ceiling

    by Bill Barnett of c9hotelworks.com PHOTOS: Rosewood Bangkok For hotel owners and managers in South East Asia, one of the great mysteries of the past ten years has been the low rate profile of Bangkok’s luxury hotel set. Despite soaring and sustained tourism growth, rising airlift and a strong economy, rates at Bangkok’s top tier properties have remained fairly stagnant.

  • Demolition order for illegal balcony at luxury villas in Ao Sane

    Demolition order for illegal balcony at luxury villas in Ao Sane

    PHOTO: Chatchanon Na Thalang A demolition order has been issued for an illegally constructed balcony, which also leads to a pool and spa, at the controversial villas being constructed overlooking Ao Sane beach near Nat Harn.

  • Phuket expat re-invents the way sewing machines work

    Phuket expat re-invents the way sewing machines work

    British inventor creates a new sewing system that eliminates the bobbin.

  • Experience the creative vibe during Bangkok Design Week with Airbnb

    Experience the creative vibe during Bangkok Design Week with Airbnb

    Thailand is a hub of creativity; a country filled with artisanal culinary gems and art galleries that boasts creativity and innovation allowing cultural tradition to sit comfortably alongside the embrace of new ideas. Thailand never tires, and Bangkok remains popular, with Airbnb seeing an influx of guests during festivals and events such as Bangkok Design Week, which returns for its second year from January 26 – February 3. The creative economy is thriving worldwide and in Thailand Airbnb have seen a clear synergy between the creative and sharing economies with recent Airbnb data showing there are 2,000 passionate Airbnb Hosts in Thailand who work in the creative industry.

  • New Suvarnabhumi airport terminal on hold

    New Suvarnabhumi airport terminal on hold

    The AoT (Airports of Thailand) has put the new second terminal plans on hold awaiting reports and opinions from stakeholders and even the International Civil Aviation Organisation. Two key organisations have been fierce critics of the new terminal, well overdue to help take the load off the already-over-capacity main terminal at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.

  • Thailand’s first Apple store opens along the Chao Phraya at the new Iconsiam

    The new Iconsiam building is open along the banks of the Chao Phraya along with a stunning new Apple Store, the first in Thailand.

  • Is the new Suvarnabhumi T2 design copied?

    by Phatarawadee Phataranawik The new Suvarnabhumi Airport, much-needed, T2 project has become embroiled in claims of plagiarism and dodgy tender processes. Renowned Thai architect Duangrit Bunnag ’s winning “forest” design for Suvarnabhumi Airport’s new 35 billion baht passenger terminal is embroiled in a plagiarism controversy as well as added scepticism about the transparency of the design contest organised by Airports of Thailand (AoT).

  • Temple ‘accommodation’ building works spark concerns – Chiang Mai

    “When asked about the cease order, the temple responded that it had appealed to the court and was waiting for a trial, but the court had allowed them to continue construction in the meantime.” Local people are complaining to the Ou Sai Kham temple after construction of a four-story building next to a sacred historical 100-year-old house has began again. They say a ‘cease works’ order is being ignored

  • Phuket gets ready for the Late King’s local cremation ceremonies

    Phuket gets ready for the Late King’s local cremation ceremonies

    During the meeting at Provincial Hall today (October 3), Phuket authorities have updated the progress for the Late King’s cremation ceremony in Phuket. The Phuket Provincial Offices of Public Works and Town & Country Planning officer, Tawee Homhuan, said that the royal funeral pyrotechnic model on the main stage of Sapan Hin Park is about 90% completed and 99% is expected to be done by October 10

  • Expert architect to deliver free Phuket seminar on ‘Seismic Design & Building’

    Expert architect to deliver free Phuket seminar on ‘Seismic Design & Building’

    PHUKET: Dr Amorn Pimanmas, Chairman of the Project Committee at the Engineering Institute of Thailand (EIT) and alumnus of the University of Tokyo, will lead a free seminar on “Seismic Design & Building” at the Boat Lagoon Resort in Koh Kaew this afternoon. Jointly organized by the Phuket Architectural Society and the Phuket Real Estate Association, the seminar, to be held from 1pm to 3pm, is open to the public and aims to impart expert knowledge on how seismic events affect various types of constructions. Participants will also learn about the latest developments in earthquake-resistant design and building materials, as well as the best course of action during and after an earthquake.