Nanda Heritage Hotel
Built from salvaged teak of the 1920 Lekhyananda family mansion
About the Property
Built using salvaged teak door frames, floorboards, windows and carved banisters recovered from the 1920 Nanda Mansion of the Lekhyananda family, this Bangkok heritage hotel constructs its identity from material memory rather than reconstruction. Each salvaged element carries the grain and patina of a century of domestic life in the capital's old city — a practice of architectural preservation through reuse that gives the property an authenticity no new-build can replicate.
Original Purpose
New build with salvaged materials from 1920 family mansion
Highlights
History Timeline
The Lekhyananda family, prominent Sino-Thai merchants, establishes a commercial and residential compound in Bangkok's inner district.
The family constructs the Nanda Mansion, a teak-framed residence featuring carved panels, terracotta roof tiles, and ornamental Chinese screens.
Bangkok's rapid urban growth threatens many Sino-Thai teak mansions; the Nanda Mansion is preserved by the Lekhyananda family despite commercial pressure.
Demolition of the 1920 Nanda Mansion is approved; salvaged teak panels, columns, and decorative elements are carefully catalogued for reuse.
Nanda Heritage Hotel opens, incorporating the mansion's salvaged teak into a contemporary boutique property that memorialises the family's century-old residence.