Abstract:
The purpose of this research were: (1) to learn about the basic factors of geography,
history, language and ethnics groups, including society and culture in UttaraditProvince that were
affected to the residential architecture in UttaraditProvince, (2) to retrieve the original residential
architecture of the original residential architecture in Uttaradit Provinceso as to study and analyze
the forms of residential architecture in the area., and (3) to propose the way to preserve the local
architecture of residential architectures in Uttaradit Provinceby studying the architecture in 9
districts; Amphoe Mueang, Amphoe Lablae, Amphoe Tha Pla, Amphoe Tron, Amphoe Thong
Saen Khan, Amphoe Pichai, Amphoe Faktha, Amphoe Ban Khok and Amphoe Nam Pad. The
tools used in this research were interview and evaluation form.
The results of the research were as follows. The geography, history, language and
ethnic groups, society and culture conditions, in Uttaradit were affected to the residential
architectures in Amphoe Mueang, Laplae, Tron, Pichai and Thong Saen Khan at Uttaradit to
become unique. They contained the creative wisdom that was consistent with the environment
and way of life in each area. The changes over the past 100years could be divided into five
groups: 1) Residential houses in Lablae folk houses, 2) Rural House Groups, 3) Merchants'
bureaucrats, barbarians houses, 4) tenement houses and 5) modern houses. Moreover, there were
some ways to preserve and develop local architectures by encouraging the concerned agencies to
preserve or maintain the architectural style of a residential house. Educating the local people was
to understand and appreciate the importance of their own home, and to provide the knowledge
about the conservation or care of the local habitat properly. These included encouraging
traditional craftsman conservation, providing the periodic study and research on the local
architecture, and proposing ways to apply the style of a residence in the past to suit the current so-
ช
called the contemporary design as: 1) the application of identity in the architectural style and, 2)
The application of the intellectual identity created from the older generation to the present era, so
the residents might perceive the abstract identity.
The evaluation of the knowledge book Vernacular Architecture at Uttaradit for the
Overall Contemporary Design was as follows. The houses style was interesting and useful. The
resident house group in Uttaradit was suitable. The way to preserve the local architecture of the
habitat type in Uttaradit was proper. The guidelines for the application of housing patterns in
Uttaradit and the overall content were appropriate, easy to understand and useful. For the
conclusion for the evaluation of the knowledge book Vernacular Architecture at Uttaradit for the
Overall Contemporary Design, the average score of the panel of judges of 4.50, and the standard
deviation of 0.58 were very appropriate. In summary, the study of residential architecture in
Uttaradit for contemporary design was valuable and useful for further study in the future.