SOUTH OF EAST ASIA HOUSE THAILAND

Lanna Style Roof House

•  Lanna House is the North Region as a rule faces east with the roof ridge oriented along north south direction.
• The house is exposed to ample sunlight and at the same time protected from northern winds in the cool season.
• A functional aspect behind this design and structural element is easy ventilation,  large number of windows and doors are aligned to facilitate an uninterrupted flow and circulation of air
• In the hot humid tropical climate of Southeast Asia, the airy, open quality of a Thai house and the broad overhangs of its roof protect the interiors from both the sun and rain.
• In addition, it is cooler to  live in and enhances protection from the risk of floods during the monsoon season and also protection from hostile wildlife.
• Thai house can be easily assembled or taken down.
• The entire house is built in light, refabricated sections with each section forming a wall. Each wall is fitted to superstructure. No nails is used to construc this house.
• Well suited to way of life – When migration happens, the house would be taken down, stacked on a raft and floated down the river.
• According to superstition and traditional Thai belief, the raised thresholds of Thai houses prevent evil spirits from creeping in at night and disrupting the sleep of the inhabitants. ( same as the all of the temples in Thailand