Development of Shophouse’s Architectural Style in Huai Yot Tin Mine Town

Abstract

         “Huai Yot Town” is a town located on the west side of the southern Thai peninsula next to the Bandat mountain range that extends in the north-south direction. The important ore is tin, making Huai Yot a town of opportunity. Causing people to flock to settle in Huai Yot town and begin urban planning and construction for residential, commercial, and business purposes. In a manner known as a shophouse, which develops the city on the Malay Peninsula. Especially the George Town on Penang Island has affected the south-western Thai peninsula, which is not far away from each other. and people have had kinship ties and business relationships for a long time. As can be seen, the architectural design ideas that are projected through the prevalent shophouses in Georgetown, Penang Island, have been transferred to other towns such as Phuket, Takua Pa, Kantang, and Huay Yot.

         The study found that the typology of a shophouse in Huai Yot town can classify the architectural styles of shophouses as follows: 1) Local Style 2) Southern Chinese Eclectic Style 3) Southern Thai and Malay Eclectic Style 4) Pre-Modern Style 5) Early Modern Style, which has an architectural development that is related to the shophouse styles found in George Town at Penang Island, Phuket Town, and Kantang Town.

         At the beginning of the settlement and building of Huai Yot town The development of shophouse architecture is closely related to the popular style in Georgetown, Penang Island, as they are closely related. However, in the early 20^th century, the central government in Bangkok built a railway line and Petchkasem Road down to the south-west side for the development of Kantang town to act as a trading port. has brought the proximity of Huai Yot town to the central part of Bangkok closer together. This can be seen in the architectural style of the shophouses built since the beginning of the 20^th century.