Website content and navigation updates

If you haven't been back to our website in a while it is worth noting that I have added some new content to our website and also made some changes to the navigation. In addition to the main menu along the top, some of these items now bring up a sub menu of pages.

"What we do"

This link now opens up the same page as before, but as an 'overview' page.  There is now a sub menu of pages that give more detail on our three core services of Architectural design and engineering, construction, and design and construction consultancy.  Also in this sub menu details of other services that we offer.

"Our work"

For a long time, this had been largely empty, awaiting a refresh and a portfolio of past projects.  We do still plan to add in a more structured portfolio to this page, however in the mean time we have added in the next best thing.  Here you will find a gallery of some of our past and present projects.  Clicking on each will take you through to the blog post related to that project.

"Stock designs"

This is a new section of the site where we will soon have an aniline store to allow you to purchase home construction plans with a range of stock home designs to chose from. 

"Information"

The "Land and ownership" page that was previously in the main menu has been replaced by an "Information" page.  Clicking this link will open a sub menu containing the Land and ownership page, a page with advice on buying land in Thailand and also a "downloads" page.  The downloads page contains a number of interesting PDF brochures relating to NKD services and Building in Thailand in general.

I hope you find the additional content and information useful.  As ever, if you would like more information about our company or the services that we offer, feel free to contact us.  We will be happy to arrange an initial consultation without obligation. 

Chumphae four bedroom home with pool

Our clients on this project had a design in mind for their new home in Chumphae, however it needed some adjustments made in order to taylor it to their exact requirements.  

On the ground floor there is an impressive entrance hall, overlooked by the second floor gallery, leading into the large open plan living, dining room and kitchen.  There is a large study, a TV room and rumpus room all leading off to the east of this main space.  To the west there is the cloak room, WC and shower room, a laundry, and butler's pantry. At the rear is a large covered terrace with BBQ area, leading down to decked area around the swimming pool.    Also on the ground floor is the large triple garage.  

A gravity defying cantilever staircase leads from the main living area to the large upstairs gallery with TV area.  To the west is the impressive master suite with large bedroom, dressing room, walk-in wardrobe, and bathroom.  To the east of the gallery is two guest bedrooms, WC, Bathroom and linen closet.  There is also a fourth bedroom at the front of the house.

With this home we have custom designed all of the built in cabinetry for each room so that the house will be ready to move into with a consistent theme and design aesthetic throughout the home.  

Having completed the design of this large luxury 4 bedroom home in Chumphae, we are now into the second phase of construction.  The concrete structure is all complete and we are now working on the block work, rendering and roofing.

Pang Khon 2 bedroom home complete

The last time I blogged about this project, we had just completed the structural work.  We have since completed construction and our client have been happily living in their new home for some months, now.  During construction their were a number of additions and styling alterations made to the home from the original design.  Most major of which was the extension of the two bedrooms. Whilst this reduced the terrace area, it doubled the size of the two bedrooms, which our client felt was a worthwhile tradeoff.  We also added a large pergola off the main rear terrace, to give more outdoor living space.

Surin 2 bedroom modern home design

Our client on this project plans to self manage the build of his home, however required plans and costings.   They had seen the "Sra Khai 4 bedroom modern home" on our website home page and loved the style of it, however size and layout did not fit with their requirements. Having established a brief, I then designed a new home that was in line with their needs.   This home has a large master bedroom with walk-in wardrobe and ensuite bathroom, a second bedroom with ensuite bathroom, a laundry, a study, a further guest bathroom and large open plan living area.

The design, engineering and costing of this home is now all complete.  Our client does not have a definite timeline for construction as yet, but once they do begin, we will happily be on hand to help and give advice to help them through the construction process.

Two bedroom elevated country home

Our client for this project came to us having found a design they liked online, however the layout did not suit their needs.  We worked with them to develop the floorpan and concept into something that met their requirements.  With the concept finalised we then produced the full engineering drawings and costing from which to build the home.

Sra Khai four bedroom modern home with pool complete

A rendering of this project has featured on our home page since our website re-design in early 2014, however I have not yet blogged about the project itself.

I had a family open brief for the style of this home in terms of the exterior and interior styling. There is on large central living space, that features large 9 metre wide folding doors front and back allowing the whole space to be opened up to the front terrace and large rear terrace and pool area.  It is a bit of a cliché these days, to use the phrase "bringing the outside in", but this design really does blur the lines between the outdoor and indoor living spaces.  To one side of the main living space is the master suite that features a study, bedroom, walk-in wardrobe and large bathroom with spa bath.  To the other side of the main living space is three further bedrooms, bathroom, laundry and WC.  The kitchen is open plan and joined to the main living space, with a pantry leading of it.  The rear pool terrace also has access to an exterior store room.  The pool surge tank and pump room are concealed beneath hatches in the terrace decking.

Construction of this home is now fully complete.   Here I show a video of the computer rendering of the home.  I have also included a slide show which contains both computer generated renderings of the design and the also photos of the finished home.   As you will see, the renderings we produce as part of the design stage of a project do give an accurate impression of how the finished home will look.  That said, there were some slight changes, mid construction, with relation to the look and layout of the kitchen, for example

Ban Phu single storey three bedroom home design

This home is based on the style of the "Ban Phu two storey three bedroom home" design that we completed last year.  It has virtually the same specification except that it is all on one floor, rather than two.  There is open plan living, dining room, kitchen.  Master bedroom with ensuite bathroom, two guest bedrooms, guest bathroom, laundry room and covered parking. There is also a front and rear covered terrace.