NAJUA: Architecture, Design and Built Environment

Urbanization’s Influence on the Development of Pa Hiao Cultural Public Areas in the Municipality of Chiang Mai

2023-11-28T12:08:06+07:00

This research aims to study the urban expansion affecting the development of Pa Hiao into cultural public areas within the municipality of Chiang Mai. This qualitative research gathered data through field surveys of 10 Pa Hiao areas within the Chiang Mai municipality and conducted in-depth interviews with stakeholders, such as ritual practitioners, village leaders, and municipal representatives. The objective was to analyze the impact of urban expansion on changing land use patterns in Pa Hiao areas and to synthesize the transformation of Pa Hiao into culturally beneficial public areas.

The research findings reveal that all 10 Pa Hiao areas are still used for traditional funeral ceremonies, but in some cases, less than 40% of the area is allocated for these ceremonies. This reduction is due to changes in land use driven by the city’s growth and urban development plans. These ten Pa Hiao areas have transformed into six functions: 1) areas for ritual ceremonies, 2) government administrative use, 3) community activity areas, 4) sports and recreational areas, 5) green areas, and 6) areas for other activities. These transformations are a result of the city’s expansion, which has influenced the development of Pa Hiao into culturally beneficial areas that contribute to creating a better environment, improving the quality of life, and establishing enduring cultural public areas that reflect the values and identity of the Chiang Mai municipality.

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

2023-08-09T13:18:07+07:00

“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.

Chronology of Problems Toward Isan Salt and Its Cultural Heritage

2023-11-27T12:56:28+07:00

The previous studies about Isan salt have been leading to causes of problems and the solution that crops need to be supported and promoted. Types of value through its stories, with tangible and intangible heritage on the typical landscape of Isansalthave beenrevealed throughthe settlement, ritual and beliefsof more than 1000 years, with concrete evidences in archeological and anthropological studies. However, factsand imageof Isansalthavestill beenvague withlimited opportunities for further studies.

This article is leading to important facts and incidents that have been coming along with Isan salt, with different aspects, summarize of educational issues for Isan salty area and finally leading to different perspectives, which will become the learning sources about cultural heritage in term of geology and it also creates academic benefits for relevant agencies.

Representation of Lanna Characteristics in small-scale hotel architectural Design, Chiang Mai

2023-12-14T10:04:24+07:00

This article aims to explore how the “Lanna representation” is presented in hotel architectural design. It examines the context of Chiang Mai Province between 2012-2022, during which there was a trend of incorporating distinctive local characteristics to create memorable images and competitive advantages in the hotel industry. The research utilized selected representations for hotel design analysis, considering the changing identities within the context of time and place. It employed the criteria of Thai architectural development theory to assess how hotel designs have deviated from traditional Lanna architecture. Furthermore, it employed the concept of “Critical Regionalism” by Kenneth Frampton to analyze meaning and the reimagining of Lanna characteristics, in order to discuss whether the case study hotels is connected to the current local context.

The study’s findings reveal that the case study hotels have developed two distinct patterns from traditional Lanna architecture. The first pattern is “transformation”, which involves considering the benefits of modern usage while preserving local identity and cultural heritage. The second pattern is “invention”, which diverges from the symbols of traditional architecture but interprets abstract concepts to maintain a sense of locality and Lanna identity. Among the various representations of Lanna characteristics adopted by the hotels, there are six commonly repeated physical representations: the pitched roof, wooden shingle, fretwork, handicrafts, Kalasha pot or flower red pottery, and Lanna zodiac. All these representations utilize a “reimagined” approach, incorporating local architectural elements and embedding them with new identity-building processes within the existing context.

Representing Ambience Through Mapping

2023-05-30T14:06:25+07:00

This research focuses on exploring the potentiality of mapping techniques on representing the abstract characteristics and the identities of a place in architectural drawing. A technique borrowed from modern art painting called ‘a multiple view projection’ was studied to reveal the layers of perspective taken from different viewpoints of the setting that would lead to a better understanding of its structure. This depicting technique in conjunction with Pallasmaa’s concept of perception was employed to analyse the structure of objects relations and spatial perception in two paintings i.e. Édouard Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882), and Georges Braque’s Fishing Boat (1909). It was found that the technique has potential to generate other possible ways of reading, which allows the readers to explore other meanings of the setting through their individual interpretations. This depicting technique also enhances spatial perception of the setting that previously could not reach in projection techniques commonly used in architectural mapping.

Design Thinking in Architectural Design

2023-07-03T10:53:45+07:00

Design thinking has been applied in many industry recently as it helps the business owner to understand the problems faced by their customer. This human centred design does not only work with product industry but it can be applied to the service industry as well. Design thinking offers precise analysis over the problems and finds the perfect balance among human values, technology and business. According to the architecture industry where responding to human need is valuable. The term ‘human’ in architecture industry can be referred to ‘client’ in design service and ‘user’ in any buildings. From the pre-study, there are problems faced by both client and user for example like client does not have clear understanding about content in architectural drawings presented by architect. This is the consequence of not focusing on human service. From this point of view design thinking might be the helpful innovative solutions to analyse, identify and resolve user’s problems in this industry.

A Study of non cognitive skills found in construction project managers inherited success factors in managing a project

2023-06-06T10:14:25+07:00

This research aimed to study 1) relationships between construction project managers’ Non Cognitive Skills (NCS): Self Resilience, Self Control, and Social Skills and the success factors in managing a construction project 2) relationships between NCS and construction project managers’ characteristics. The data were collected from 60 construction project managers (CPM) using a closed-ended questionnaire and analyzing using statistical tools.

The results showed that the amount of success factors possessed in CPM correlated with Self Resilience, Social Skills on Social Control at a moderate level; while Social Skills (Emotional Sensitivity, Social Expressivity, Social Sensitivity) were related at a low level. The CPMs with a master’s degree education had higher Social Skills in Emotional Expression than a bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and the CPMs with a master’s degree education had higher Social Skills in Emotional Sensitivity and Social Sensitivity than the CPMs with a diploma degree.

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2023-06-08T11:15:35+07:00