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        This migration center close to the "Laos", which has influenced the architecture of the north-east Thailand, is also known as "Isaan". Siam took control of the region in the 18th century and since the 19th century developed the Laotian immigrant settlement.

        Today the Thai Lao outnumber the Khmer and other ethnic minorities in 19 provinces Isaan. It must also be said that the region has one third of the Thai population. The culture of the region is rich but also strongly influenced by chronic economic crises due to dry weather, the barren land and an undeveloped rural education. Its architecture is simple and sparsely decorated with the rest of Thailand.

        Houses in the north-east are similar to those in the center. They are built of wood on stilts, but the roofs have a gentler slope because there is less rain and cold during the dry season. Corrugated iron roofs are more common than in other regions.

        The walls are perpendicular and not often addressed in simple wooden planks rather than prefabricated as used in other regions. The houses are grouped starting with a main building plus a second with the development of the family.