The Main Lodge renovation at Borneo Rainforest Lodge was completed a couple of months ago and I’ll post some professional quality images in due course. Meanwhile we’re just about done finishing off the remaining 4 Standard chalets and these will be back in use by the start of July. These renovations are based on two [...]
Sarah Greenlees is Arkitrek’s 2nd intern and came to Sabah in November 2009 to help oversee the renovation of the main lodge building at Borneo Rainforest Lodge. Her contribution was essential as the tight timescale and unpredictable nature of renovation work meant that an architect was required on site full time. Although the lodge was [...]
New Straits Times, 20th March 2010 By Marc Lourdes Original Article here 2010/03/20 KUALA LUMPUR: “Coolth” is not a word often heard. But, in the rainforests of Sabah are chalets which use natural coolth — defined as the state of being a pleasantly low temperature — to totally do away with air-conditioning. The Borneo Rainforest [...]
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The Wildlife Research Centre of Kyto University now has a new purpose built home for study of wild orang-utans at Borneo Rainforest Lodge. Arkitrek is proud to have designed the research station and hopes that the researchers and research assistants will be comfortable there for the duration of their field work.
The Tiger Orchid, Grammatophyllum speciosum is the undisputed king of the orchid world but where is the largest specimen to be found?
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