Project: LiveInn Nong Khai
Posted By Alec on July 19, 2011
We have now finalised the exterior styling and interior layout for the design of the new “LiveInn Hotel” building. Although the general style of the design has remained largely unchanged from the initial concept I prepared, the building has grown in size, from six storeys to eight stories. The ground floor will be for parking and the mechanical room. Second floor will house the reception, coffee shop, gym and conference facilities. There will then be 5 floors of accommodation, each consisting of 14 standard rooms and two suites, 80 rooms in total. On the top floor there will be a large restaurant and some hotel services areas.
Having finalised the architectural design, our engineers are now progressing with the structural engineering of the building. With the client, we are now turning our attention to the detailed interior design work. We are hoping to have the interior design complete by mid August, which will then allow us to move on to detailed electrical and plumbing engineering and other hotel services.
We are aiming for an initial draft drawing set ready for review in September.
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Tags: architecture, Electrical Engineering, Hotel Construction, hotel design, Interior Design, Isaan, Khon Kane, Laos, Nong Khai, Plumbing, Structural Engineering, Thailand, Udon Thani, Vientiane
Project: Modern 2 Bedroom 2 Storey Home (Thip Thani)
Posted By Alec on July 19, 2011
As I wrote in a previous post, with this project we had completed a very rough concept and were on hold untl our client found an appropriate plot of land. Well, they have now secured a plot of land in Thip Thani. This will actually be our fourth construction project in this increasingly popular ‘Moo Baan’, located about 5km outside Nong Khai town center.
It can be difficult to design a house without knowing the position, orientation and size of land on which it is to be built. However, in this case the size and layout of the initial design fit perfectly onto the clients chosen plot. However, I have substantial redesigned the exterior styling of the home following further consultation with our client. The architectural design work is now complete and we have now commenced the structural engineering work in order to produce a full set of construction drawings.
We are planning to begin construction some time in August.
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Tags: architecture, Home Construction, House Builder, house design, Khon Kaen, Laos, Modern Home, Nong Khai, Structural Engineering, THip Thani, Udon Thani, Vientiane
Project: Modern Style 2 Bedroom 1 Storey Home (Nong Kom Ko)
Posted By Alec on July 18, 2011
We have now almost finished the interior and exterior rendering of our project in Nong Kom Ko. The next step will be to begin installing the suspended gypsum ceiling and the bathroom tiling and fitting. As I mentioned in a previous post, tiling in the rest of the house and carpentry work will be carried out by third party contractors.
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Tags: architecture, construction, House Builder, house design, Isaan, Khon Kaen, Laos, Nong Khai, Structural Engineering, Thailand, Udon Thani, Vientiane
Project: Modern 2 Bedroom 2 Storey Home (Thip Thani)
Posted By Alec on June 28, 2011
I have just completed this very rough concept for a two storey two bedroom home, which I was asked to prepare. There is no fixed schedule for construction, though, as the client is still looking for the right plot of land on which to build. It is for this reason that I call the design a ‘very rough’ concept, as a lot could change depending on the chosen plot of land. Not least the size and shape, but also the orientation of the land would play a big part in the design with regard to positioning of windows for best views and allowances for protection from solar heat.
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Tags: Architect, Beung Khan, House Builder, House Construction, Isaan, Khon Kaen, Laos, Modern Home Builder, Nong Khai, Nong Song Hong, Phen, Phon Phisai, Sang Khom, Structural Engineering, Thailand, Udon Thani, Vientiane
Project: Modern Style 2 Bedroom 1 Storey Home (Nong Kom Ko)
Posted By Alec on June 15, 2011
The roof is now on and some of the architectural features in the roof area have also been cast in concrete. We are a couple of days away from finishing all of the block work and installing the windows. After the block work is complete and the walls have been rendered we will then begin adding the the remaining architectural detailing.
With this project, the terms of the contract we such that we would be carrying out all works except the carpentry work and tiling, which will be carried out by a friend of the owner. (We will, however be tiling the bathrooms to facilitate installation of bathroom fittings.) As such, the beautiful wooden window and door frames have been supplied to us for installation and we can not take credit for the excellent craftsmanship of them in this case!
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Tags: architecture, construction, House Builder, Khon Kaen, Laos, Nong Khai, Thailand, Udon Thani, Vientiane
Project: LiveInn Nong Khai
Posted By Alec on May 29, 2011
We have completed our initial concept for the exterior of the hotel and will now work with the client to refine our design. We have already begun this process of refinement and whilst the main accommodation section of the building is likely to remain much as it is shown, the smaller block that houses the reception, restaurant and conference rooms and so on, is likely to evolve considerably as we move towards a final design. At the moment, I am working on redesigning the main entrance, in particular.
As for the interior, the actual layout of the floors of the main accommodation block is more or less finalised. Each floor has 14 standard rooms and two suites with lounge, kitchenette, bedroom and bathroom. A total of 80 rooms over 5 floors. However, establishing the layout is the easy part. The next stage will be to carry out all of the engineering work to integrate all of the services into the design and also the physical interior design work.
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Tags: architecture, Commercial Building, hotel design, House Builder, Isaan, Khon Kaen, Laos, Nong Khai, Resort Design, Structural Engineering, Thailand, Udon Thani, Vientiane
Project: Thip Thani - 4 Bedroom Home
Posted By Alec on May 29, 2011
It’s been a while since my last post about this project, but all of the floor slabs are now in. The steel roof framework has been constructed and the block work is well nearing completion. We will now begin tiling of the roof and continuing with the block work.
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Tags: Architect, Home Construction, House Builder, Isaan, Khon Kaen, Laos, Nong Khai, Structural Engineering, Thailand, Udon Thani, Vientiane
Project: Modern Style 2 Bedroom 1 Storey Home (Nong Kom Ko)
Posted By Alec on May 29, 2011
Last week, we completed the main structural framework by pouring the concrete for the roof beams and also the concrete slabs for the parts of the house that have a flat roof. The next step is to install the pre-cast concrete floor slabs, build the roof structure and begin the block work.
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Tags: architecture, Home Design, House Builder, Isaan, Khon Kane, Laos, Nong Khai, Structural Engineering, Udon Thani, Vientiane. Thailand
Project: Modern 2 Bedroom 2 Storey Home (Thip Thani)
Posted By Alec on May 22, 2011
We have just begun work on the design for a modern style 2 bedroom 2 storey home, with construction set to begin some time in July. More details to follow as the design develops.
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Tags: Architect, construction, House Builder, Khon Kaen, Laos, Modern Home Design, Nong Khai, Thailand, Udon Thani, Vientiane
Project: Amoon on the Mekong
Posted By Alec on May 22, 2011
I have not blogged about this project before, however it is one that we have been working on for over a year, now. I enjoy all of our design and construction projects, but this one has been particularly thrilling to have been a part of so far. ”Amoon on the Mekong” will be a luxury guest house in an idyllic setting amongst 13 Rai (5 Acres) of mature trees on the banks of the Mekong River, backed by the rolling hills of Sangkhom and enjoying wonderful views across the river to Laos.
When we were first approached, the design project was well underway. Our client had already been working with an architect in Australia for a number of years developing an architectural concept. This concept has remained largely unchanged, so I can not take credit for all of the architectural design, however we have worked with the client to make tweaks and alterations to achieve a final design. We also carried out all of the necessary structural analysis, electrical and plumbing engineering work to produce all of the necessary construction drawings and documentation.
We are still working with the client to look at additional potential refinements to the final design. The construction phase of the project is due for completion before December 2012.
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Tags: architecture, Guest House Design, hotel design, Khon Kaen, Laos, Nong Khai, Sangkhom, Structural Engineering, Thailand, Udon Thani, Vientiane
Project: Modern Style 2 Bedroom 1 Storey Home (Nong Kom Ko)
Posted By Alec on May 17, 2011
We are now up to the roof level with the concrete structure of the modern two bedroom home project. The next stage is to add in the precast concrete slabs for the floor and the roof structure.
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Tags: Architect, Home builder, house design, Isaan, Khon Kaen, Laos, Nong Khai, Structural Engineer, Thailand, Udon Thani, Vientiane
Project: Korean Barbecue Restaurant
Posted By Alec on May 16, 2011
I recently prepared an initial concept for a two storey Korean barbecue restaurant. There are a large number of Korean Barbecue restaurants in Nong Khai of which “999″ is one of the most popular. So much so, that they are outgrowing their current location and are intending to move in to their new premises by the end of this year. The restaurant will be spread over two separate plots of land, one of which already has a house on it. I designed the new building to use the existing column and beam structure of the current building and then extend into the adjacent vacant land. The restaurant will be two storey, with the second floor being half covered and half open air terrace. The plot is on the Rim Khong road, which runs next to the Mekong River, so the roof terrace will enjoy excellent views across the river to Laos. Having received approval of the concept, we are now developing this into a final design and complete set of engineering drawings.
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Tags: architecture, Laos, Nong Khai, Restaurant Design, Restaurant Interior Design, Structural Engineering, Thailand, Udon Thani
Project: Modern Style 2 Bedroom 1 Storey Home (Nong Kom Ko)
Posted By Alec on May 5, 2011
This morning, the site received its official ‘blessing’ in a traditional Buddhist ceremony, so construction can begin. We have now begun pouring the footings and setting the steel column reinforcement structures in place. Meanwhile, some staff are also preparing the steel beam reinforcement structures. Ready for installation over the coming days.
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Tags: architecture, construction, Home Design, House Builder, Laos, NKD Construction, Nong Khai, Nong Khai Design, Structural Engineering, Thailand, Udon Thani, Vientiane
Project: Thip Thani - 4 Bedroom Home
Posted By Alec on April 30, 2011
Today we took delivery of the pre-cast concrete floor slabs for our Thip Thani project. Once all in place, a re-inforcing wire mesh will be laid over the top and a the final concrete floor surface will be poured over the top.
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Tags: architecture, Home Design, House Builder, House Construction, Nong Khai, Pre-cast Concrete Slab, Structural Engineering, Udon Thani
Project: Modern Style 2 Bedroom 1 Storey Home (Nong Kom Ko)
Posted By Alec on April 30, 2011
We attempted to excavate the footings for our latest project a couple of days ago….. unfortunately, we encountered a rocky seam about half a meter down full of huge rocks that proved to be too much of a challenge for the small excavator that we were using. The reason for initially using a small excavator is that it produces much neater holes that require less manual ‘dressing’ prior to pouring the concrete footings. Today we are continuing with a larger excavator that is more up to the task of removing the large rocks!
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Tags: architecture, Excavation, Footings, Home Design, House Builder, Khon Kaen, Laso, Nong Khai, Structural Engineering, Thailand, Udon Thani, Vientiane
Project: Modern Style 2 Bedroom 1 Storey Home (Nong Kom Ko)
Posted By Alec on April 27, 2011
In January I posted images of a concept for a modern style two bedroom home. Since then, we have worked with the client to develop this concept into a final design and a full set of engineering drawings. Planning permission has now been granted and today we began clearing the plot of land and marking it out for construction. The lucky Buddhist day for the first columns to be erected is 4th May. Between now and then we shall be digging the footings and preparing all of the column reinforcement structures.
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Tags: 2 Bedroom, architecture, construction, Home Design, House Builder, Khon Kaen, Laos, Modern Home, Nong Khai, Structural Engineering, Thailand, Udon Thani, Vientiane
Project: Thip Thani - 4 Bedroom Home
Posted By Alec on April 26, 2011
Today we completed the initial concrete structural framework of our latest project in Thip Thani, and began work on the steel roof structure. We are now awaiting delivery of the precast concrete floor slabs, and will begin the block work.
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Tags: architecture, construction, Home Design, Hous eBuilder, Khon Kaen, Laos, Nong Khai, Structural Engineering, THip Thani, Udon Thani, Vientiane
Project: Other Projects
Posted By Alec on April 25, 2011
We recently completed the design of a low cost 2 bedroom house in a 1.5 storey configuration for a customer who has his own construction team ready to build for him. He came with a basic idea of the style of home he wanted and we developed this into a floor plan and exterior in keeping with this style.
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Tags: architecture, construction, Home Design, House Builder, Khon Kaen, Laos, Nong Khai, Thailand, Udon Thani, Vientiane
Project: Thip Thani - 4 Bedroom Home
Posted By Alec on March 24, 2011
With our latest project in Thip Thani, we have finished pouring all of our footings and the first stage column structures, and are now preparing the ground floor beam reinforcement structures and applying the form work ready for casting. We are also busy with the heavy metal work and form work in preparation for the basement floor and walls. 
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Tags: Architect, Home builder, house design, Khon Kaen, Nong Khai, Structural Engineer, THip Thani, Udon Thani
Project: Fao Rai - 2 Bedroom Home
Posted By Alec on March 24, 2011
We have now completely tiled the floor of the house and covered the floor with a layer of cardboard to protect the tiles whilst we complete the rest of the interior work. We are also in the process of installing all of the windows and fitting out the bathrooms. The granite for the kitchen counter top is due to de delivered and fitted by Monday, which will then allow us to complete the tiling and fitting of the kitchen cabinets and appliances. We have applied an undercoat and are now awaiting top coats of paint.
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Tags: 2 Bedroom Home, Architect, Budget Home, Bungalow, Fao Rai, Home Construction, House Builder, Khon Kaen, Laos, Low Cost Home, Nong Khai, Phon Phisai, Structural Engineering, Udon Thani, Vientiane
