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May 8th, 2010 |
By victor |
Category: Houses in SE Asia
The old adage that a picture tells a 1000 words is never more true than when it comes to House Plans. This is the House designated simply as ” Design 1 “ its clearly a very small raised ” house “ stating the obvious its probably far too small for any western style living and [...]
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May 8th, 2010 |
By victor |
Category: Building in Asia
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) annouced this week that it will be making 100 new House Plans available for free to new home builders in Thailand. These 100 new house designs represent builds from low cost ( 200,000 baht ) to luxury ( 6,000,000 baht ) and complement the existing 26 designs that are already [...]
Tags: floor plans, free thai house plans, house plans
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May 3rd, 2010 |
By victor |
Category: Project Progress
Malaysia’s first Shipping Container Home ? I am a huge fan of Shipping Container Homes, so when I received an email yesterday from the team at Anand Bungalows with the attached photo gallery promoting their new green building in Malaysia I immediately committed to showcasing it here on BuildinginAsia.com Located at Bukit Tinggi Pahang which [...]
Tags: featured architects, featured designers, green building, malaysia, shipping container homes
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Apr 29th, 2010 |
By victor |
Category: renewable energy
Building with Solar Power in Vietnam Are you planning to include a small solar power contributor to your building project ? Adopting a small Solar Power solutions is one the the easiest contributions you can make towards lowering your footprint on the earth’s resources in 2010 its easy, fast and affordable ! I have made [...]
Tags: renewable energy, solar cells, solar power, wind power
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Apr 18th, 2010 |
By victor |
Category: Admin
What was this site created for and who was is designed to help ? This website and the accompanying discussion forum was created as a resource for anyone that is considering building a house or undertaking remodeling or renovation of an existing residential structure in SE Asia. Our focus is on the following Countries – [...]
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Apr 18th, 2010 |
By victor |
Category: Houses in SE Asia
Luxury Home Profile: Bangkok Thailand Location, location, location we have all heard it said countless times however just like great design there is some measure of subjectivity to the concept . However we think you would be hard pressed to find anyone that did not agree that this stunning villa located just 10 kms outside [...]
Tags: featured architects, featured designers, luxury homes, luxury homes thailand
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Apr 17th, 2010 |
By victor |
Category: Admin
Most foreigners that intend on spending long period of time living and working in Vietnam are interested in having a place of their own to call home. I think is fair to say that its part of most Western Cultures for people that intend to say in one location for a long period to want [...]
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Apr 17th, 2010 |
By victor |
Category: Admin
Most foreigners that intend on spending long period of time living and working in Cambodia are interested in having a place of their own to call home. I think is fair to say that its part of most Western Cultures for people that intend to say in one location for a long period to want [...]
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Apr 16th, 2010 |
By victor |
Category: Building in Thailand
An explanation of the measurement system used in Thailand. Thailand uses the Metric system of measurement for Building dimensions however maintains the traditional Thai system for Land measurement. And although at times this system can be complex it really only comes into focus when your purchasing land itself, as every discussion past that is in [...]
Tags: how much is a rai, measurement conversions, measurements, thai words for building, weights
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