The Study of the Physical Characteristics of the Architecture of Gingerbread Houses

Abstract

This research presents the physical characteristics of the architecture of the Gingerbread houses. Case Study: Bangkok Metropolis. The Gingerbread
houses include those at Suan Plu Temple, Thewarat Kunchorn Temple and Ban Ekanak Museum. The research results are as follows: The Gingerbread
houses are 2-storey wooden buildings, 2-storey half-wood, half-concrete buildings and 2-storey or 3-storey buildings. The decorations in the buildings comprise carved wood ventilation panel, wooden staircase railing, partition, sunlight protector, banister, eaves ornamental fringe, skid above door and window, gable, door frame, splasher and window. The popular colors of the Gingerbread houses are as follows: White buildings (cream) with red roofs include Golden Teak Museum, Thewarat Kunchorn Temple, Thewarat Thammasathit Building, Thewarat Thammasapa Building, Thewarat Kunchorn Building, MorWorKor. Chalerm Phra Kiat Building at Thewarat Kunchorn Temple and Ban Ekanak Museum. The newly painted buildings (red) comprise Gingerbread Monastic Cells at Suan Plu Temple. The Gingerbread roofs consist of gable roofs, such as Gingerbread Monastic Cells at Suan Plu Temple. Mixed hip-gable roofs include Golden Teak Museum, Thewarat Thammasathit Building, Thewarat Thammasapa Building, Thewarat Kunchorn Building, MorWorKor. Chalerm Phra Kiat Building at Thewarat Kunchorn Temple, Ban Ekanak Museum. The gable roofs include Phanthawakarn School and Suan Plu Temple. The materials for constructing the Gingerbread houses are classified into three groups, including wood, such as Gingerbread Monastic Cells at Suan Plu Temple, half-concrete, half-wood buildings at Thewarat Thammasapa Building, Golden Teak Museum, Thewarat Kunchorn Temple and Ban Ekanak Museum and brick and mortar at Thewarat Thammasathit Building, Thewarat Kunchorn Building and MorWorKor. Chalerm Phra Kiat Building at Thewarat Kunchorn Temple.