Chavanich Building – Collectibles Corner

Chit-Chat with the Curator #29: About the “Art Deco” Chavanich Building

March 6, 2024 No Comments

Collectibles Corner is located on the second floor of the Chavanich Building which itself is located on Warehouse30 grounds. Warehouse30 just posted a BLOG about the building’s history as well as its striking art deco features: use of solid geometric shapes, symmetry of layout, dignified official looking appearance. Photos highlight details of the iconic style: simplified architectural details such as […]

9. Chit-Chat with the Curator: Our Heritage

February 26, 2020 No Comments

If you are interested in the heritage of Warehouse 30 and Chavanich Building, this is the information I shared with the Siamese Heritage Trust’s study trip visitors: Chavanich Building and Warehouse 30 How it Began The plot of land where Warehouse 30 is located was previously owned by “Nai Lert” or Lert Sreshthaputa who received the title“Chao Phraya Bhakdi Noraset” or “Beloved Millionaire” from Rama VI. In 1922 he had introduced the first […]