Vol. I — Project Ledger

Built
in Vientiane.

Fourteen completed projects across architecture, renovation, and small commercial work — and one ongoing residence in Vang Vieng. Photographs by the build team and the families now living inside them.

Section A — Completed Work

Delivered & handed over.

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Vientiane Capital · Private Villa

Jeff's House.

Garden-anchored villa in warm brick and hardwood. Six recorded views from dawn through terrace.

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Vientiane Capital · Modern Minimalist

Sam's House.

Concrete planes, exposed structure, night-lit volumes. Geometry without ornament. Architect: Ms. Vieng.

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Ban Dongdok · Private Residence · 450 sqm

Dongdok House.

450 sqm. Cantilevered massing, double-height volumes, structural-steel discipline behind a quiet finished face.

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Vientiane Capital · Hardwood Deck

Ben's Deck.

Hardwood platform set on isolated footings, threaded around mature root structure. Joinery-grade timber, countersunk fixings.

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Vientiane Capital · Family Residence

Sarah's House.

Family residence organised around an interior courtyard. Local masonry, timber, single metal accent. Photographed by the family who live there.

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Vientiane Capital · Recently Delivered

John's House.

Newest home on the ledger. Deep eaves, horizontal emphasis. Structural work scheduled around monsoon, finishes after.

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Outer Vientiane · Rural Setting

House by the
Paddy Fields.

Long, low residence on the edge of a working paddy. Stepped-and-sealed foundations, drainage engineered first. One unbroken horizontal line.

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Vientiane · Diplomatic Residence · 2022

Embassy Residence
Kitchen.

Australian Ambassador's residence. Full kitchen renovation — strip-out, joinery, peninsula seating, range hood, finish-grade detailing.

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Vientiane · Private Bathroom Renovation

Bathroom Renovation.

Strip-out and rebuild. New plumbing, vanity, walk-in shower, finish-grade tilework. Fourteen recorded build frames.

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Vientiane · Recording Studio · 2021

Singha Music
Studio.

Acoustic build-out — isolated wall assemblies, soft-finish ceilings, control-room glazing. Small commercial fit-out delivered turnkey.

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Vientiane · Kitchen Renovation · 2017

Ron's Kitchen.

Early MLH renovation work. Cabinetry, stone surfaces, appliance integration — a record of the firm's residential discipline before scale-up.

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Vientiane · Roof Detail

Skylight Installation.

A precise small-scope intervention. Roof cut, flashing, weather seal, daylight delivered to a previously dark interior.

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Vientiane · Renovation Portfolio · 2017–present

Kitchens —
selected refits.

A cross-project record of kitchen work delivered across Vientiane. Cabinetry, stone surfaces, and the joinery decisions behind a finished refit.

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Vientiane · Full Renovation

Mick's Renovation.

A complete residential renovation, recorded in slide-deck format from the original handover. Four slides — kept as found.

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Section B — Ongoing Work

In build.

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Vang Vieng — Nathong · Start 2026 · Private residence — under construction (French clients)

Vang Vieng /
Nathong.

12m × 6m residence with 12m × 3.5m hardwood deck. Lump-sum contract signed January 2026; 37-tonne foundation poured 31 March 2026. Site record updated monthly.

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Section C — Inquire

Built in Vientiane.

Considering a residence, renovation, or small commercial build? Write directly to Gary Snider, managing director. Replies within one Lao working day.

Inquire — sabaidee@modernlaohomes.com