Helping the Community By Renovating Historic Homes

47th Street Apartment Restoration by Doh Eain

From a single renovation in 2015 to over 25 restored homes in Yangon, Doh Eain’s work continues to show how heritage buildings can be both beautiful and practical. This story highlights our earliest projects, like Gulam’s family flat and U Thein Aung’s 47th Street building—where careful design brought new life to historic structures without erasing their past. Alongside restoration, Doh Eain also looks at long-term impact, including how retrofitting old buildings can outperform new ones in energy use.

These stories make a case for restoration—not just as preservation, but as a smart, sustainable, and community-centred choice.

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