1. Tsunami Relief Immediately after the 2004 tsunami in Thailand, CODI held meetings with a number of community organizations, NGOs, and civil groups in the affected area. Six investigation teams were set up to assess the extent of the damages. Read More
This duplex prototype is used throughout the rural areas. It is an efficient passive cooling design with minimal circulation area. The ground floor could either be open or enclosed depending on the owner’s requirement. The total unit area is 86 m2 Read More
This Detached Housing prototype is quite popular in the rural area. It could be used in combination with other types of housing. Traditionally, the open space on the ground floor is always used as a gathering space for the community. Read More
Number of units: 66 houses Type of upgrading: Reconstruction Land owner: Treasury Department Tenure terms: 30 year renewable lease to the cooperative, through the Municipality Land rental rate: 1 Baht per 4sm per year Infrastructure subsidy: 2.7 million Baht (US$ 77,145) (from NHA, not Baan Mankong) Read More
This prototype is mostly used for the reconstruction and landsharing projects in urban area. This is a project at the Suan Phlu Cooperative. The total unit area is 97 m2; the ground floor could be used as a commercial space Read More
This prototype is mostly used in urban reconstruction and landsharing projects. This is a project at the Suan Phlu Cooperative. The total usable area is 82 m2; the ground floor could be used as a commercial space as well as Read More
The Students Speak,(The Ashram of Community & Environmental Architects) “Traditionally, the architect is an elite profession with strong ties to the ruling class. No people in their right mind would spend long years of training so that they could be Read More
Virat Trampongphan, Architect & Director of Community Projects at the Ashram of Community & Environmental Architects Ltd. (Excerpt from a forum at the Ashram) The notion of having a community is a constructed perception. Today, just because people are living together Read More
Sakarin Pu, Architect & Faculty at Mahasarakham University Making physical improvements to your house is like changing your clothes…you don’t think differently in your new clothes; you just look different. As architects, we should concentrate less on getting the houses done, Read More
Apichai Kaptong , Architect Director of Design and Construction (CODI) Community architects wear many hats. They must play multiple roles at the same time, even though most architects tend to be good at different things. Our experience in the field has Read More