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Design, construction and evaluation of a prototype house for aided self-help low-income housing in Bangkok

AuthorWerayudh Santayanondh
Call NumberAIT Thesis no. HS-79-20
Subject(s)Public housing--Thailand--Bangkok
NoteA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
AbstractA row-house model incorporating ethnic Thai architecture and basic low-cost building practices was designed for a self-help housing project in Bangkok. A prototype house was constructed using mostly permanent building materials (cement, wood, steel) and tested for strength structure. 23 applicant families from slum areas within a 10 km. radius of the Building Together Project site completed a questionnaire to provide feedback on acceptability design and willingness to pay for the house which they will build themselves. They also responded to expansion priorities and cost reduction ideas. Using this information, construction costs were evaluated and a cost-reduction analysis was per formed. Recommendations were made for changing the design to meet the housing needs and financial capabilities of the slum dwellers resettling at the project.
Year1979
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Engineering and Technology
DepartmentDepartment of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE)
Academic Program/FoSHuman Settlement (HS)
Chairperson(s)Angel, Shlomo
Examination Committee(s)Goede, J.H. de ; Kammeier, Hans Detlef
Scholarship Donor(s)Reader' s Digest Co.
DegreeThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1979


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