Transfer of the Cultural Heritage of the Traditional Thai House:  Usiri Family Houses

Kundoldibya Panitchpakdi

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v1i3.368

Authors

Kundoldibya Panitchpakdi Department of Housing, Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i3.368

Keywords:

Cultural Heritage, Traditional House, Preservation, Living Environment

Abstract

Traditional Thai house architecture is a significant part the Thai culture and heritage. One unique attribute of traditional Thai house construction is the modular, pre-fabricated wood components, with non-permanent connections. This allows the house to be dissembled and reassembled in a new location without damage. This is a case study of Thai-style houses built and owned by six generations of the Usiri family. Their houses have been passed down from the first to subsequent generations. From only two Thai-style houses 130 years ago, there are now eleven houses as part of an expanding cultural inheritance.

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