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The weather of the south of Thailand always rainy with many typhoons, so the house must be stronger than in the other regions. The structure of the southern stilt house is also unique. The walls are made from layers of wood boards, the windows are narrow, using mortise and tension joint instead of the nails, and it has a lower gable roof than ...
The house has columns aligned with the side of the house. The height measured from the ground to the Waeng or the girder is approximately 1.4 to 1.96 metres (4 ft 7 in to 6 ft 5 in). While the distance measured from the back of the Waeng to the pediment is approximately 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in).
Thai Traditional House at Chulalongkorn University. One universal aspect of Thailand's traditional architecture is the elevation of its buildings on stilts, most commonly to around head height. The area beneath the house is used for storage, crafts, lounging in the daytime, and sometimes for livestock such as chickens or ducks.
Baan Dam Museum (Thai: พิพิธภัณฑ์บ้านดำ), also known to foreigners as the Black House Museum, is a private art museum comprising a mixture of traditional northern Thai buildings with unconventional and contemporary architecture, designed by Thawan Duchanee.
In the early 1990s large urbanization in Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and other Southeast Asia countries brought about a large housing price appreciation. Asia attracted global economic interest up until the economic crash of 1997. A decade later, the Asian economy has been stabilized, and has allowed the property market to advance.
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Historic house: Former royal palace of King Rama V, features mementos, photographs, personal art and handicrafts, and serves as a showcase of the Thai national heritage Sombat Permpoon Gallery: Watthana: Art Gallery: The largest commercial art gallery in Thailand. Founded in 1979 is one of Thailand's leading collectors of Thailand's national ...
The old Customs House (Thai: ศุลกสถาน, RTGS: Sunlakasathan) is a historic building in Bangkok, located on the eastern bank of the Chao Phraya River in Bang Rak District. It was built in 1888 as one of the many Western-style buildings commissioned by King Chulalongkorn , and was designed by Joachim Grassi in the neo-Palladian style.