Transformation by Modernization of Traditional Waterfront Settlements in the Context of their Coexistence with the Aquatic Environment

木筏屋与其他人类住区类似，形成了一个特色鲜明的水基社区。木筏屋的物理特征。有许多屋顶风格，如山墙，马尼拉或臀部。墙壁类型也多种多样。最初，它们是由不同的天然轻质材料制成的，如编织竹席或松木。墙体可以做成提升面板，也可以做成滑动隔墙，可以拆下存放。然而，筏屋与传统泰国房屋的主要区别在于地基。木筏屋没有柱子。它坐在木筏上，支撑着房子的全部重量。筏子有两种：形筏和矩形浮筒。此外，筏屋结构没有紧密地固定在一起。对筏屋的经济效益进行了分析。房屋的内部部分通常用于居住和睡觉，而外部部分则用作商业空间，就像传统的商店房屋一样，具有可移动的墙壁和面板。筏屋的社会未来也被揭示。筏屋社区的基础是自力更生、共享劳动力、负担能力、可持续性和社区凝聚力。此外，居民与水有着密切的联系。水道用于沐浴、洗涤和灌溉种植园。研究还发现筏屋与水环境和城乡活动在不同地点的共存。在Pitsanulok，筏屋定居点的位置在城市地区。居民们改变了他们的生活方式以适应环境。他们不再在农业部门工作。新职业，如一般服务人员或陆基供应商更可取。筏屋沉降受此现象影响较大。它正逐渐消失，让位给城市现代化。

Raft houses, similar to other human settlements, form a water-based community with distinguish characteristics. The physical features of the raft houses. There are many roof styles such as gable, manila or hip. Wall types are also varied. Originally they were made of different natural lightweight materials such as woven bamboo mats or acrew pines. The wall can be made as a lifted up panel or a sliding partition wall, which can be removed and stored away. However, the major difference between the raft house and the traditional Thai house is the foundation. The raft house has no pillar. It sits on a raft supports the whole weight of the house. There are two kinds of raft : Luffashaped rafts and Rectangular pontoon. Moreover, the raft house structure is not tightly fixed together.Economic aspects of the raft house are also analyzed. The inner part of the houses is generally used for living and sleeping while the outer part is used as commercial apace like a conventional shop-house with removable walls and panels.Social futures of the raft house are also revealed. The raft house community is based on self-reliance, sharing labour, affordability sustainability and community cohesiveness. Moreover, inhabitants have closely associated with water. Watercourses are used for bathing, washing and watering plantations.The study also finds the coexistence among the raft houses, water environment and urban-rural activities in various locations. In Pitsanulok, the location of the raft house settlement is in the urban area. The inhabitants have changed their life style to suit the environment. They are no longer working in agricultural sector.New careers such as general service worker or land-baced vendor are more preferable. The raft house settlement is affected by this phenomenon. It is gradually disappearing to give way to urban modernization.