Cultural Ecology: The idea and the management of the Landscape Vernacular Architectural of Phuket

Abstract

This research has presented related to the idea and the management of the Landscape Vernacular Architectural of Phuket. By this has brought the conceptual frame of, “Cultural Ecology” as the study frame in the dimension of, “Ecology” and “Culture” with the spatial relationship under the idea of, “Kuan Pa Na Lay” which has the relationship with the settlement in Phuket Province including searching of the management and the basic element in the Landscape Vernacular Architectural which will relate to the lifestyle and this will use the analysis and the synthesis under the context of the environment in the geography, the history, the settlement of the community, the lifestyle and the culture of living. The studied result is found that the idea of, “Kuan Pa Na Lay”, is happened from the basic of living in 4 requisites which will focus on the survival. By this will learn to use the benefit from the environment and different resources. This will become, “The lifestyle”, which will show about, “The adjusting process”, under the influence of the status quo of the environment. Later, this will create the incubator of the idea to create, “The wisdom”, which will inherit continuously and this will bring to the rule of living together in the community. Besides, this will make the cultural pluralism to be happened in the area. There is exchanging of the wisdom learning together according to the skill and the proficiency for living. This will create the plan for managing the Landscape Vernacular Architectural until this becomes to the holism of living which will conform to the geography and resources between humans, the community and the nature. The relationship will give the effect to create the development of the form and the management of the Landscape Vernacular Architectural in 2 basic elements such as; 1) The structure and 2) The florae By this can conclude to be factors which will give the effect for 2 points as follows; 1) Cultural Ecology which will be the determination of the form of the lifestyle. 2) Cultural Ecology which is created from the creative environment of humans.