A Lao-owned design and build firm. Drawings, engineering, and site crews in-house since 2017. Each home delivered end-to-end on a milestone-paid record.
Client archive · video record
"The clearest evidence is a client speaking after the build."
A Lao-owned residential design and construction firm in Vientiane Capital. We design, engineer, and build private homes for clients who want the process visible before money moves.
Drawings, engineering, weekly supervision, and milestone payments are in-house. Nothing routes through a subcontracted main contractor.
Most clients are foreign-Lao couples building their first long-term home in Laos. The drawings are honest. The price at handover matches the price at signing.
"A client should see the drawings, the site, the money trail, and the next decision without chasing anyone."
Building residential homes in Vientiane since 2017 — for Lao families, foreign residents, and diplomatic missions. One narrow lane: residential design and construction. No commercial work, no subcontracted main contractor.
Homes are typically one to three storeys, 140 to 400 square metres, across Vientiane Capital. We stay close to each from first sketch to final handover.
The engineering pedigree is unusual for a residential builder in Laos. Head Engineer Adrian Holcombe carries thirty years of international project experience — Crowne Plaza Vientiane, ANZ Bank Laos, Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric, and three El‑Seif projects in Saudi Arabia: the 40-storey Samba Bank HQ Tower in Riyadh (112,000 m²), the 5-star Millennium Hotel Hail, and the LEED‑accredited KAFD Convention Center. That depth shows up in places most clients never see.
Director Mr. Gary Lynn Snider is on every site, every week. Mr. Ping leads site engineering with eleven years in Lao PDR. Ms. Vieng and Ms. Namthip turn the brief into a drawing set.
Modern Lao Sole Co., Ltd. was founded in 2017 by Benjamin Soo and Greg Nolan. Gary Lynn Snider is the current Managing Director. Source: 2021 Company Profile
We are deliberately small. We take on the work we can do well and decline the rest.
Before a client signs, the company, the process, and the evidence should be inspectable. These documents explain who Modern Lao Homes is, what has been built, and how a home moves from first call to handover.
Not a sales deck. The operating record: company profile, portfolio, client experience, sample progress report, design-to-completion timeline.
Completed work and current designs in development. Photographed on site. Names withheld unless clients consent to share.
Five residences from the last five years. Each photographed on completion. Each delivered by our own site team.
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Two-storey private residence completed 2023. Terrace, garden elevation, and interior living area developed by Ms. Vieng and Ms. Namthip, with engineering oversight from Adrian. Photographed at dawn from the approach.
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Completed 2022. A courtyard house built around a central paved court, with a deep entry approach and a recessed street elevation that reads most fully at night. The roof line and side view drove the technical work; the courtyard drives daily life.
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Single-frontage residence in Dongdok, Sisattanak. Photographed across structure, render, fitout, and handover. The frontage and side elevation are the published views. Engineered to the standard Adrian specifies on commercial work.
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External timber deck and joinery extension on an existing residence. Decking detail, timber selection, and integration with the existing built form were the work. Renovation is quieter than new-build, but the same engineering rigour applies — particularly to load on the existing slab.
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Full bathroom renovation: shower enclosure, vanity, finish detail, tile and joinery — stripped to the structural envelope and rebuilt. The most demanding part is what the photograph cannot show: the waterproofing layer beneath the tile.
"The land is held by your Lao spouse. The drawings are yours. The construction agreement is between you and a Lao company. Three documents, three names, all in writing."
Practical details in one place so a client can match contract name, payment reference, office address, and direct contact before the first paid step.
We are not the right builder for every project. The fastest way to find out if a conversation is useful: send the basic facts — land status, location, timing, budget range, family needs, and whether you want design only or design-and-build.
A serious enquiry does not need a perfect brief. It needs honest constraints and a clear next step. With those, Gary can tell you whether MLH should take the conversation further.
