Restoration of historic Pathumwan residence wins UNESCO award
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- The Pathumwan district residence of a civil servant during the reign of King Rama VI received the Award of Merit from Unesco’s Asia Pacific Heritage program this year.

For being a good example of preservation efforts, the Phraya Si Thammathirat Residence was one of five projects in the world to receive an Award of Merit from the UN’s custodians of culture this year.


"The restoration of the early 20th-century Phraya Si Thammathirat residence in Bangkok's Pathumwan district is a prime example of multiple-stakeholder commitment to the preservation of a building with significant heritage value," Unesco said Tuesday.

The Award of Merit is the bronze-medal of preservation awards. Perhaps reflecting the state of preservation efforts in the region, only one project won the second-tier “Award of Distinction” (The Saryazd Citadel in Iran) and the top-level prize went unawarded.

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-- Coconuts Bangkok 2014-09-03

Wow! A civil servant lived very well during the reign of King Rama VI. And a 100 years later not much has changed. There are select civil servants with a life style much higher than the average man. I've always thought "civil servant" was somewhat of a misnomer.

Awards of Merit:

• Exeter Farm, Glenwood, New South Wales, Australia
• Shri Sakhargad Niwasini Devi Temple Complex, Kinhai Village, Maharashtra, India
• Frankton Boatshed, Queenstown, New Zealand
• Wak Hai Cheng Bio, Singapore
• Phraya Si Thammathirat Residence, Bangkok, Thailand

Honorable Mentions:

• Shahzada Hussain Mausoleum, Karez Village, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
• Cape Inscription Lighthouse Keepers’ Quarters, Shark Bay, Western Australia, Australia
• Rottnest Island World War II Coastal Defences, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia
• Nanjing Yihe Mansions, Jiangsu Province, China
• Esplanade House, Mumbai, India
• De Driekleur, Bandung, Indonesia
• Gali Surjan Singh, Lahore, Pakistan

Jury Commendation for Innovation:

• Lucky Shophouse, Singapore

Glad to see this type of thing taking place in Thailand.