Isara Bottle Boat

You may have seen a post on this blog in July about this wonderful project being undertaken by the folks at Isara, a registered charity that does great work in Nong Khai and further afield.  For the full story, see my original post here: /category/isara-bottle-boat/

After a lot of planning, promotion and hard work on the part of Isara's founder, Kirk Gillock, the first stage of the project, to build the boat, is almost complete.

The two hulls of the catamaran are made from timber which was kindly funded by a local company in support of the project.  The hulls were then constructed free of charge by a local timber merchant. Today, with the two hulls completed, some of our staff and I went to begin the task of constructing the steel frame that will join the two hulls and also support the cabin structure.  The steel used for the frame was another generous donation from a local company.  The hulls are looking really striking now, having been painted by volunteers at the Isara foundation.

The boat is being constructed on the banks of the Mekong.  Hopefully within the next week or so, it should be sliding down into the water for its maiden voyage.

Here is the initial design that I helped with and the boat as it is now.

Modern Office Renovation

We were recently asked to propose a concept for the redesign of the interior and exterior of an office building in the centre of Nong Khai.  The owner wanted to convert what is an old and tired building in to a modern and stylish one with a completely revamped facia and remodelled interior.  There were also some other minor structural repairs to take into consideration.

Here is is the original building and our proposal for its renovation:

Automatic Motorised Gates

Automatic gates were once an expensive luxury, however, these days they have become very affordable and low maintenance.  If you are currently in the process of building a house and would like to enhance you property with an automatic gate, please contact us to get a quotation.  We can also retrofit existing gates, be they slide open or swing open.

We recently took a small job to supply and fit an automatic motorised gate for a client in Laos.  We were asked to construct the gate frame, fit the motor and gear equipment and complete all of the necessary wiring.  Wooden planks will be added to complete the gate by the owner at the same time as his boundary wall is completed by his current builder in Laos.

We have also installed automatic gates to our two projects in Thip Thani.

5 Bedroom detached home

It has been a while since I lost posted to the blog, primarily because we have been so busy with our latest projects.  One of which is the design of this large 5 bedroom family home which is soon to be built just outside Nong Khai town centre.

The client came to us with pictures of a number of houses that they liked and we designed the home taking design cues from those initial ideas, whilst designing a custom floor plan specific to their requirements.  The house has 315 sq.m of internal area and features two large bedroom suites on the second floor, plus two on the ground floor.  There is also guest accommodation with lounge, bedroom and bathroom, located above the car parking area complete with it's own stairs access from the main house.