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Ein australischer Ziegelsteinhersteller kann nun auf dem thailändischen Markt wesentlich günstiger ein Haus mit 3 Schlafzimmer für 900.000 Baht (ca. 23.000 Euro) herstellen, dank einer neuen Fertigungsmethode.
Die bisherigen Preise der Anbieter sind 3 - 6 mal teurer.
(Kosten für das Bauland natürlich nicht mitgerechnet)
HOUSING MARKET: Aussie bricks could herald new eraera
Published on Sep 2, 2002
Switch from concrete to bricks cuts upkeep, construction costs
The arrival of international-standard bricks in Thailand could revolutionise local architecture, said Australian brickmaker Bernard Seagrave, who is currently forming a Bt230-million joint venture with Thai partners.
"The rising cost of houses in Bangkok has already induced many locals to consider building their own homes using Australian bricks," said Pichai Laoharanu, one of Seagrave's partners
"Currently a three-bedroom brick house, with two bathrooms and kitchen, can be made for under Bt900,000 at a time when many big developers are charging three to six times more," he said.
"After you eliminate the cost of concrete pilings, cement and paint, the cost is actually quite small," said Seagrave, 53, in an interview with The Nation. The only other cost is land, but a brick unit can be built on just 50 square wah.
The recent property boom has seen many top housing estates increase prices to between Bt5 million and Bt15 million, putting them beyond the means of most middle-class buyers.
As well as reducing home prices, brick houses will cut the cost of upkeep, said Seagrave.
Because they are built with double walls, brick homes are cooler and require less air-conditioning. Brick also eliminates the cost of paint.
"Brick architecture, which was the norm in the days of Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, had receded in favour of concrete houses in modern times," said the managing director of Selkirk, Australia's largest privately run brick company.
"We could see a revival for brick homes as the housing market gets more competitive."
Selkirk has a 15-per-cent market share in the southern state of Victoria, he said.
The 120-year old company carries on a brick-kiln tradition inherited from England. English bricks are considered the global industry standard.
"Thai kilns fire their bricks to 800 degrees Celsius, we fire them at over 1,100 degrees," he said. The higher temperature means greater resistance to moisture and more durability.
"Our bricks will last 300 years no problem," said Seagrave.
The joint venture project is planned for Ratchaburi province, which has natural gas reserves for firing the kilns.
Thai clay is different from Australian clay and would produce different colours, said Pichai. "Selkirk now offers more than 50 different coloured bricks with a variety of textures."
"England and America are great brick nations," said Seagrave, referring to the vast brick architecture that has shaped American and British cities as well as those in many European countries.
Top architects in the US such as Steven Conger, Hugh Newell Jacobsen, Charles Moore and Paul Segal have carried on a tradition of American brick forms immortalised by earlier builders like Frank Lloyd Wright.
"But of course, brick houses will not appeal to everyone," admits Seagrave, who believes there will always be a segment that prefers concrete structures. | So far, Pichai's company has built 600 units since forming the Australian-Thai Construction & Management Company with developer Munkong Chinsomboon six years ago.
Munkong said the idea appealed to them as "it reduces the risk of poor workmanship, increases the quality and speeds up the process".
Though labour is cheap in Thailand, the workmanship is at best B-minus, he said. "Our method reduces the risk of faulty construction."
An 80 square-metre, two-bedroom bungalow can be built in two months, said Pichai.
The joint venture will also look beyond private homes and seek public-sector projects, as Selkirk also makes paving bricks for footpaths and pavements.
The company exports about 15 per cent of its products to markets such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Indochina.
Bangkok's footpaths could do with an upgrade, said Seagrave, as the best brick paving methods have not yet been introduced here.
Land subsidence is blamed for the cracks in footpaths, causing potential hazard to pedestrians, but he claims his company's know-how can reduce problems.
Large developers such as Land & House, Golden Land and Tararom have shown keen interest in his local venture, he said.
Itthi C Tan
THE NATION
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/page.news.php3?clid=6&id=1740&usrsess=1
Die bisherigen Preise der Anbieter sind 3 - 6 mal teurer.
(Kosten für das Bauland natürlich nicht mitgerechnet)
HOUSING MARKET: Aussie bricks could herald new eraera
Published on Sep 2, 2002
Switch from concrete to bricks cuts upkeep, construction costs
The arrival of international-standard bricks in Thailand could revolutionise local architecture, said Australian brickmaker Bernard Seagrave, who is currently forming a Bt230-million joint venture with Thai partners.
"The rising cost of houses in Bangkok has already induced many locals to consider building their own homes using Australian bricks," said Pichai Laoharanu, one of Seagrave's partners
"Currently a three-bedroom brick house, with two bathrooms and kitchen, can be made for under Bt900,000 at a time when many big developers are charging three to six times more," he said.
"After you eliminate the cost of concrete pilings, cement and paint, the cost is actually quite small," said Seagrave, 53, in an interview with The Nation. The only other cost is land, but a brick unit can be built on just 50 square wah.
The recent property boom has seen many top housing estates increase prices to between Bt5 million and Bt15 million, putting them beyond the means of most middle-class buyers.
As well as reducing home prices, brick houses will cut the cost of upkeep, said Seagrave.
Because they are built with double walls, brick homes are cooler and require less air-conditioning. Brick also eliminates the cost of paint.
"Brick architecture, which was the norm in the days of Ayutthaya and Sukhothai, had receded in favour of concrete houses in modern times," said the managing director of Selkirk, Australia's largest privately run brick company.
"We could see a revival for brick homes as the housing market gets more competitive."
Selkirk has a 15-per-cent market share in the southern state of Victoria, he said.
The 120-year old company carries on a brick-kiln tradition inherited from England. English bricks are considered the global industry standard.
"Thai kilns fire their bricks to 800 degrees Celsius, we fire them at over 1,100 degrees," he said. The higher temperature means greater resistance to moisture and more durability.
"Our bricks will last 300 years no problem," said Seagrave.
The joint venture project is planned for Ratchaburi province, which has natural gas reserves for firing the kilns.
Thai clay is different from Australian clay and would produce different colours, said Pichai. "Selkirk now offers more than 50 different coloured bricks with a variety of textures."
"England and America are great brick nations," said Seagrave, referring to the vast brick architecture that has shaped American and British cities as well as those in many European countries.
Top architects in the US such as Steven Conger, Hugh Newell Jacobsen, Charles Moore and Paul Segal have carried on a tradition of American brick forms immortalised by earlier builders like Frank Lloyd Wright.
"But of course, brick houses will not appeal to everyone," admits Seagrave, who believes there will always be a segment that prefers concrete structures. | So far, Pichai's company has built 600 units since forming the Australian-Thai Construction & Management Company with developer Munkong Chinsomboon six years ago.
Munkong said the idea appealed to them as "it reduces the risk of poor workmanship, increases the quality and speeds up the process".
Though labour is cheap in Thailand, the workmanship is at best B-minus, he said. "Our method reduces the risk of faulty construction."
An 80 square-metre, two-bedroom bungalow can be built in two months, said Pichai.
The joint venture will also look beyond private homes and seek public-sector projects, as Selkirk also makes paving bricks for footpaths and pavements.
The company exports about 15 per cent of its products to markets such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Indochina.
Bangkok's footpaths could do with an upgrade, said Seagrave, as the best brick paving methods have not yet been introduced here.
Land subsidence is blamed for the cracks in footpaths, causing potential hazard to pedestrians, but he claims his company's know-how can reduce problems.
Large developers such as Land & House, Golden Land and Tararom have shown keen interest in his local venture, he said.
Itthi C Tan
THE NATION
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/page.news.php3?clid=6&id=1740&usrsess=1
