THE TRADITIONAL CENTRAL THAI HOUSE

THE TRADITIONAL CENTRAL THAI HOUSE

The traditional Thai house, with its characteristic features of a wooden house on a high platform, pre-fabricated wall panels and gables, and elegantly tapering roof is among the most beautiful wooden houses found in Southeast Asia. Regionally, the traditional Thai houses are subjected to be different. This paper will be dedicated for the traditional Thai house in central region of Thailand where geographical, cultural and religious conditions had designed the house as they were.

The central region Thai house has a high platform and spacious terrace, which is well-suited to the tropical climate, avoids annual flooding and provides space underneath of the house for traditional activities such as the Thai New Year. The pre-fabricated wall panels and gables were suitable for a country where land was abundant and houses could be moved easily. For the roof covering, Gaps at the apex of the roof structure need a special tiled or thatched cover to prev...