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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.
The traditional Thai house (Thai: เรือนไทย, RTGS: ruean thai, pronounced [rɯ̄a̯n tʰāj]; lit. ' Thai house ' ) is a loose collection of vernacular architectural styles employed throughout the different regions of Thailand .
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Thai temple art and architecture is the art and architecture of Buddhist temples in Thailand. Temples are known as wat s, from the Pāḷi vāṭa , meaning "enclosure". A temple has an enclosing wall that divides it from the secular world.
Mom Chao Vodhyakara Varavarn [a] (Thai: หม่อมเจ้าโวฒยากร วรวรรณ, 1900–1981) was a Thai prince and architect.He was among the first Thai architects to be educated in Europe, graduating from the University of Cambridge, and was an influential figure in the formation of the modern fields of architecture and architecture education in Thailand.
Bangkok, Thailand: River Books. ISBN 974-8225-60-7. Hongvivat, Nidda (2003). Temple of the Emerald Buddha and the Grand Palace. Bangkok, Thailand: Saengdaet Phuan Dek. ISBN 974-90560-2-7. Noobanjong, Koompong (2003), Power, Identity, and the Rise of Modern Architecture: From Siam to Thailand, Dissertation.Com, ISBN 0-500-97479-9
This section is the storage area and is used to keep household implements like farming equipment and household utensils, and is also a place for livestock. As the phrase "Thai stilt house" suggests, one universal aspect of Thailand's traditional architecture is the elevation of its buildings on stilts, most commonly to around head height.