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Typology and Life Style Analysis of the Raft House (ruan Pae) in Riverine Settlements in Thailand

Year: 2000

Type: article

Abstract: This paper describes two areas in the study of residents in raft houses in Thailand for the purpose of (1) the classification of raft house typology measured by a field survey and mapping, and (2) the way of life of habitation and inhabitants satisfaction towards living in raft houses, as well as the condition of raft house settlement was researched by a questionnaire and in-depth interviews. This study encompasses three sub areas of study for (1) the physical features of the raft houses, (2) the way of living in them, and (3) the coexistence of inhabitants, water and land. It was found that: (1) the typological feature are varied by location, function and life style; (2) the condition of inhabitants in raft house in the insecurity for living in nowadays; (3) the existence of the raft house communities basically, depends on the co-existence of the environments of water and mankind.

Source: Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ)

DOI: 10.3130/aija.65.173_1

Authors: Chaweewan DENPAIBOON, Mamoru TOHIGUCHI, Hiroyuki MATSUDA, Seiyu HASHIMOTO

Institutions: Chulalongkorn University, Kyoto University, Kindai University

Language: English

Topic: Architecture and Cultural Influences

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Kindai University