The Impact of the Supalai Blue Whale Condo

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hhinner wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:49 pm
HHTel wrote:Yeh, the rules came out in the early 2000,s when it was dictated that no building within the Hua Hin municipality had to be no more than 4 stories. Buildings already there were of course exempt.
Isn't there a building under construction in soi 94 that's going to be 8 storeys? Maybe the rules have changed.
Yes Subsiri, 2 mil for 26 sqm. Though I think the location is good if you're after a rental, maybe bit noisy. Though given the Wonderland areas have no short time rooms (I'm told :D ), it could turn into one giant knocking shop!
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hhinner wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 3:02 pm When do you think that might happen? If ever. And where will those fortuners be parked?
China is criss-crossed with HST. It is not difficult with the right equipment and experience.

Most of the Fortuners will be parked where the pavement should be, but has not been constructed, because wealthy government officials with imported Benzs do not give a shit about pedestrians and other poors. Excessive gas guzzlers and expensive developments seem to go hand in hand.
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Benroon wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:02 pm

Yep it is a horrible looking building thats for sure.
Well it is not designed for us, and I am sure that somebody out there thinks that your house is an abomination, even though you love it to bits.
Benroon wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:02 pm As for will it knock HH condo prices, surely it has to. I just feel sorry for the hundreds of properties that will be kissing goodbye to sunlight when thats gone up.
I personally would love to have that shadow blocking out the intensity of the afternoon sun that turns my balcony into a furnace. It would save me having to close the curtains for half the day.

I am not sure how it will affect condo prices, as many condos here are aimed at a completely different market. How are price at Blue Lagoon for example, holding up?
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wenshidi wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:11 am
Benroon wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:02 pm

Yep it is a horrible looking building thats for sure.
Well it is not designed for us, and I am sure that somebody out there thinks that your house is an abomination, even though you love it to bits.
Benroon wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:02 pm As for will it knock HH condo prices, surely it has to. I just feel sorry for the hundreds of properties that will be kissing goodbye to sunlight when thats gone up.
I personally would love to have that shadow blocking out the intensity of the afternoon sun that turns my balcony into a furnace. It would save me having to close the curtains for half the day.

I am not sure how it will affect condo prices, as many condos here are aimed at a completely different market. How are price at Blue Lagoon for example, holding up?
So why did you buy it?
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Could well be when he bought the appt the sun was on the other side of the building. For 3-4 months of the year the sun is south, and for the rest of the year it is north. Makes a huge difference. Windows that are in the shade in Nov/Dec/Jan get the full sun the rest of the time.

I have seen houses here where it would appear that the solar panels were installed during winter as they are on the wrong side of the house for most of the year !
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:? Surely, the sun rises in the East, and sets in the West regardless of season :?
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My building has the same aspect as Blue Whale and I can assure you that the afternoon sun invariably feels like a death march across the Taklamakan.
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Big Boy wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2023 11:24 am :? Surely, the sun rises in the East, and sets in the West regardless of season :?
It is probably those pesky Chinese interfering with it. :shock:
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Big Boy wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2023 11:24 am :? Surely, the sun rises in the East, and sets in the West regardless of season :?
It definitely does but there is a change in position due to seasons so it is possible that in the tropical regions, if your building was aligned with east/west, the sun could be on a different side of it north/south at a certain time of the day.
That's more likely to happen the nearer you are to the equator.
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Mine is aligned East/West, and the sun simply passes behind the house each day - never in front. The only thing that varies is height.
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I was not going to bother, but the wording of the post that started this is confusing.

The sun is not in the south for 3 or 4 months of the year. If it were there would not be an equinox!
The sun APPEARS to move from north to south, and back again because of the tilt of the earth’s rotation as it moves along the elliptic, or its yearly track around the sun.

The only time that the sun appears to rise exactly due geographic east is the day of the equinox, when it rises above the equator. If you were to stand on the equator facing east on that day (around 20th of March and again around 22nd of September), you would be facing due east, and the sun would appear directly in front of you.

If the season is heading towards northern summer, then each day while you are still standing on the equator, the sun would rise slightly to your left, the angle increasing each day until it rises above the tropic of Cancer at 23.4 degrees north. Conversely, the same thing will happen, but to your right, when the sun crosses the equator heading towards the southern summer.

It is this apparent movement of the sun that causes shadows on the ground and buildings to change position as the seasons change. There is nothing sinister about it, even if there is a blue whale on the roof! :thumb:
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wenshidi wrote: Sun Aug 27, 2023 8:11 am
Benroon wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:02 pm

Yep it is a horrible looking building thats for sure.
Well it is not designed for us, and I am sure that somebody out there thinks that your house is an abomination, even though you love it to bits.
Benroon wrote: Sat Aug 26, 2023 7:02 pm
It's designed for whoever wants to stump up the circa 15k a month - most of the people I've seen go in and out are foreigners. It's an eyesore regardless
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Benroon wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:45 pm It's an eyesore regardless
I would say that it is the rest of Hua Hin that is the eyesore, especially when compared to other international tourist destinations. Srassing Road is a disgrace. The Grande is even worse, and Bluport is build right alongside an out-of-control landfill. Maybe if you are charging around in an Fortuna with tinted windows and air con, you would probably have no idea.

Almost none of the old town has been preserved or developed. Try comparing Hua Hin to the tourist town of places like Dali or Lijiang. Even the old town in Chiang Mai is better than the toxic traffic snarl-ups of downtown Hua Hin.

There are some super flashy hotels, but no consistency. One minute you have a five star resort. The next is waste ground. That is not a good look for a luxury resort.
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wenshidi wrote: Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:11 pm
Benroon wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:45 pm It's an eyesore regardless
I would say that it is the rest of Hua Hin that is the eyesore, especially when compared to other international tourist destinations. Srassing Road is a disgrace. The Grande is even worse, and Bluport is build right alongside an out-of-control landfill. Maybe if you are charging around in an Fortuna with tinted windows and air con, you would probably have no idea.

Almost none of the old town has been preserved or developed. Try comparing Hua Hin to the tourist town of places like Dali or Lijiang. Even the old town in Chiang Mai is better than the toxic traffic snarl-ups of downtown Hua Hin.

There are some super flashy hotels, but no consistency. One minute you have a five star resort. The next is waste ground. That is not a good look for a luxury resort.
Where is Srassing Road? Did you mean the old Grande Market? Where is the out of control landfill next to Bluport?

I have never thought of Hua Hin as a luxury resort - does anyone else? I agree it's development has been piecemeal at best, with empty plots, rubbish and the rest, but that seems to be the same all over Thailand.
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caller wrote: Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:28 pm
wenshidi wrote: Sat Sep 02, 2023 5:11 pm
Benroon wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2023 9:45 pm It's an eyesore regardless
I would say that it is the rest of Hua Hin that is the eyesore, especially when compared to other international tourist destinations. Srassing Road is a disgrace. The Grande is even worse, and Bluport is build right alongside an out-of-control landfill. Maybe if you are charging around in an Fortuna with tinted windows and air con, you would probably have no idea.

Almost none of the old town has been preserved or developed. Try comparing Hua Hin to the tourist town of places like Dali or Lijiang. Even the old town in Chiang Mai is better than the toxic traffic snarl-ups of downtown Hua Hin.

There are some super flashy hotels, but no consistency. One minute you have a five star resort. The next is waste ground. That is not a good look for a luxury resort.
Where is Srassing Road? Did you mean the old Grande Market? Where is the out of control landfill next to Bluport?

I have never thought of Hua Hin as a luxury resort - does anyone else? I agree it's development has been piecemeal at best, with empty plots, rubbish and the rest, but that seems to be the same all over Thailand.
Couldn't agree more, infact I'm not even sure wenshidi is talking about Hua Hin?

It wouldn't even occur to me to label Hua Hin a luxury resort, that would be ridiculous as it's clearly not.
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