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        The wooden house typical of central Thailand is characterized by a certain elegance. It has a roof of curved shape, concave edge of the gable ends snake-shaped, and trapezoidal walls. Adapting the house to heavy rains and the heat starts with the purposes poles on which the structure is built. This is imperative because the villages in central Thailand are mostly built near rivers and canals and therefore subject to flooding during the rainy season which lasts from June to October.

        When the soil is dry, families use the sheltered area beneath the house which is approximately 2 m to 2.5 m high to the work of the craft, store tools, or raise chickens and ducks. The steep curve of the roof is highlighted by a curved edge called the edge of shore, or 'PANLOM' place at the edge of the pinion to protect tile and thatched roof of the wind. The bottom of the gable end are bent like a hook and also called 'NGA0'.

        The columns and walls are slightly inclined toward the center to increase the strength. The windows are large and wide to optimize ventilation and their structure is trapezoidal as the building and walls. Professional carpenters pre assemble the walls so they can be used in any home. The rooms open onto the veranda are about 2 m wide and provide after walking on the terrace. A poor family may begin with one building and a terrace, and use a small covered area to the side as a kitchen. As the family grows we will add two buildings at a time or five, an even number of buildings is considered unlucky.