Research on Integrated Approach for Rural Housing Design: A Case Study of Petchburi

Abstract

Research on Integrated Approach for Rural Housing Design: A Case Study of Petchburi

Tonkao Panin
Apiradee Kasemsook
Chinasak Tandikul
Pattanapakorn Leelaprute
Adisorn Srisaowanunt
Janeyut Lorchai
Jeerasak Kueasombut
Pheereeya Boonchaiyapruek
Tanakarn Mokkhasmita
Tayagorn Charuchaimontri
Preechaya Mahattanathavi
Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University

        Research on Integrated Approach for Rural Housing Design is a research initiated by the National Housing Authority, in conjunction with the Faculty of Architecture, Silpakorn University. As rural environment of Thailand has dramatically changed due to transforming ways of lives in rural areas, affecting the needs and requirements for the construction of houses in different regions of the country. Influenced by urban housing styles, the construction of new houses in most rural areas have gradually lost their unique regional and vernacular characters.

         This research, thus aims to study and investigate possibilities to create appropriate rural housing, using Petchburi as a case study. It aims to propose different types of housing prototype that responds to different dwelling demands. Different housing proposals would then represent today’s dwelling requirements, whether social, cultural, economic and technical, while taking into account unique characteristics of the vernacular architecture in the region, creating the balance of the past, the present and the future.