Development and Cultural Adaptation of ResidentialArchitecture Chiang Khan ‎Community

  • Authors

    • Trirat Sriburin Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Khon Kaen University, Muang district, Khon Kaen, Thailand
    • Burin Plengdeesakul Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Khon Kaen University, Muang district, Khon Kaen, Thailand
    • Preechawut Apirating Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Khon Kaen University, Muang district, Khon Kaen, Thailand
    https://doi.org/10.14419/c4wqsz47

    Received date: July 8, 2025

    Accepted date: July 18, 2025

    Published date: August 5, 2025

  • Development; Adaptation; Residential Architecture Chiang Khan Community

  • Abstract

    The study titled "Development and Cultural Adaptation of Residential Architecture in the ‎Chiang Khan Community" examines the development of residential architecture within the Chiang ‎Khan community and studies the cultural adaptation of residential architecture in the area. The ‎research employs a qualitative methodology, gathering data from documents and fieldwork ‎conducted in the Chiang Khan community. The target population includes local experts, ‎practitioners, and related individuals in the Chiang Khan community. The research tools consist of ‎surveys, observations, and interviews. The collected data is analyzed using concepts of cultural ‎change, nostalgia, values from oral traditions, structural-functional theory, cultural diffusion theory, ‎and postmodern theory. The findings are presented through narrative analysis.‎

    The study found that the development of residential architecture in the Chiang Khan ‎community can be divided into four periods: 1) From 1909 to 1975, 2) From 1975 to 2007, 3) From ‎‎2007 to 2010, and 4) From 2010 to the present. Researchers observed that changes occurred ‎in response to social conditions, cultural assimilation, economic development, and prevailing ‎values. These factors resulted in the development and transformation of residential architecture ‎in three aspects: 1) Architectural structural patterns, 2) Types of construction materials, and 3) ‎Functional utilization. Each of these aspects includes traditional designs, a mixture of traditional ‎and modern designs, and modern designs. Regarding the cultural adaptation of residential ‎architecture, it was found that the cultural adaptation within the Chiang Khan community consists ‎of: 1) Economic cultural adaptation, 2) Value-based cultural adaptation, and 3) Cultural adaptation ‎in architectural styles‎.

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    Sriburin, T., Plengdeesakul, B. ., & Apirating, P. . (2025). Development and Cultural Adaptation of ResidentialArchitecture Chiang Khan ‎Community. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(4), 113-122. https://doi.org/10.14419/c4wqsz47