Work at Borneo Rainforest Lodge has reached a comfortable pause while the contractor is away thinking about how much the chalet refurbishments are going to cost. Our plan is to construct a test chalet before progressing with the other nine units. Right now all my ‘innovative’ ideas are still in favour with the client and [...]
I have had a number of air-conditioning related comments to my last blog post, so I feel the need to try to explain myself a bit better. The following critique could be aimed at any country and discusses cultural aspirations for the built environment.In many cases these aspirations lead to inappropriate use of materials and [...]
This is Borneo Rainforest Lodge, otherwise known as BRL to the cognoscenti. It’s marketed as ‘An exclusive facility for natural history tourism’. It is exclusive because it is relatively small, relatively expensive and difficult to get to. Size is a key issue when talking about eco-tourism. The Danum Valley Conservation Area is virgin lowland rainforest, [...]
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