Guidelines of vernacular house Improvement suitable for the elderly in Nakhon Ratchasima

Abstract

This research aims to study the physical characteristics of vernacular house, application areas, and its suitability for use in the elderly, To design for improve the local house to be suitable for the elderly living. Case study is the vernacular house in Baan Makha, Ban Pho Sub-district, Mueang District, Nakhon Ratchasima province. The study by surveying the area, interview collect data, the history of the house, information for residents, health, the daily use, to be analyzed and design suggests ways to improve. The results showed that In the community of Ban Makha There are 4 vernacular houses with elderly residents. Housing and living areas are not suitable for use and residence of the elderly. There should be an improvement in the ladder way up the house, house door, hallway inside the house, bathroom and the pathway outside and propose ways to improve housing, case studies, three ways: Option 1 creates an additional bathroom on the housing. Option 2 must to create a bathroom below in more close-up and improve walkway to the bathroom. Option 3 has improved the original bathroom and improve walkway to the bathroom. There are 3 ways to improve the same: The ladder way up the house, house doors and walkway inside the house. Design results to propose improvements found that: Option 1 is the most appropriate, when considering appropriate for the use of the elderly, appropriate forms of vernacular house, budget appropriateness and the ease of construction. The results of this research can be applied with vernacular houses in another area or other elderly groups and further research to study ways to improve vernacular houses in the other approaches to the next.