Abstract:
Krom Bhudhares is the Crown Property's 7- storied apartment building built in 1967. It was the first high rise situated on Yaowaraj Road in old China Town. Most residents work in local area. Rent contract expired in 1979 and tenants still resided in the building, hindering the land lord from improving the building. This thesis contains its core purpose in studying the urban situation and the problem of residents in Krom Bhudhares Building including to study solution of such problems and development to maximize its utility of the residents by collaboration with their residences there in and the Office of the Crown Property. The study was carried out daily by close observation and interview of the residents and the people involved including asking for the notion of the experties as a virtue equipment. The source was from a random sampling of 160 samples out of 270 residental units with a data analysis by using percentage statistical data. The example of 124 inhabitants from the total of 160 prevailed that they, felt that there was no permanent rental contract. They can clearly describe the real physical status of the Bhudhares Building including their economic and social status. In consequence of uncertainty in contract standing pertaining the real possessing right, it had a direct effect to discourage the residences from being alert in their property and environment development. Physically, it is clearly visualize that the building was in run down position, dirty and no care taking of central property. The uncertainty in possession right imposed to the residence barely made the people availed no ownership of the property. There was no clare vision when would they be evicted out of their shelters, therefore. They were not looking outward to the future as well as the utility of their own next generation. Economically , the majority of the people, 78% in figure, were merchants in local fresh market. The rest 22% were roaming about for their jobs along Jaowarad Road and Klongtom. That created needs of using their home as part of storage space for their merchandize and they needed to stay nearby their work place. This reflected the limit of TRADING INVESTMENT to be small and no social investment at all. Socially, the study did additional prevail that there was not much activities or relationship in the society. All were because of the uncertainty in property legal possession right. The study inculcated that 99% of the residents preferred to have contract with the Royal Property with the following alternatives : 1. Paying a premium of 50,000 bahts with 10 years renting contract and 150 bahts per month renting cost. 2. Paying a premium of 25,000 bahts with 5 years renting contract and 210 bahts per month renting cost. 3. Paying a premium of 50,000 bahts and improve the elevators and security system. 4. 680 bahts renting cost. 5. Renting rate higher than 680 bahts with improving the building quality. 6. Renting rate lower than 680 bahts without improving building quality. It was found that they prefer renovation options which is selected to renewal of rental contract for a longer term of 10 years, with rental fee of 150 Baht per month together with leasing fee of a lump sum amount of 50,000 Baht. This proposal is agreed by 98 out of 158 family units, representing 62% of the target samples. The proposal would be the way of reciprocate utility of the property between residents and the Office of the Crown Property which would lead to a sustainable development for community living in Krom Bhudhares building .