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New life mulled for old buildings

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New life mulled for old buildings

By THE NATION

 

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The Treasury Department is considering auctioning off older buildings for commercial development if the lessees pledge to preserve their historical, architectural or cultural value.

 

Amnuay Preemonwong, the department’s director general, said it would be a better option than seeing them abandoned or becoming increasingly dilapidated.

 

The decision would not apply to structures formally registered as historic sites.

 

The department has about 200 such buildings around the country in its inventory, all signed over by state agencies.

 

Amnuay said some buildings in Ayutthaya could be turned into boutique hotels or leased out for movie shoots.

 

Amonrat Klampob, the department’s adviser on real estate development, said 60 of these buildings could be redeveloped now, 21 of them in Bangkok.

 

The lessees would have to collaborate with the department on plans to preserve their inherent value, she stressed.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30374627

 

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-- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-08-12
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That´s a nice story. I hope they find people who want to buy them and put life in these beautiful buildings and let this part of culture and history as well as architecture live on.

yep, more hotels needed especially with what appears to be a shrinking tourist market.  

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I feel a ''Hub '' coming...

Better than letting them rot. Speaking of which, one wonders exactly how would it be made sure restoration is done properly so the structures are safe. I think we all know the answer. 

When it comes to restoring old buildings, this is a superb example in Rangoon (Yangon) I saw a few days ago. It is the old British Colonial Secretariat completed in 1905 and is being restored to its former glory as a cultural complex by a Singaporean Company.

 

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Examples of recent restorations in Chanthaburi

These seven buildings inside the army grounds are from the mid 1890s when under French occupation, restored between 2013-17 and now open to the public on holidays/long weekends

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Built 1896

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