The Sino-Portuguese Architectural Identity of Chinese Descendants and Sustainable Development in Phuket, Thailand

Tepsing, Punya; Sakolnakorn, Thongphon Promsaka Na

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“…2 BACKGROUND Since the early 19th century, Phuket was one of the renowned cities for Chinese mining and ports in the Malay Peninsula. Chinese people who had immigrated to Phuket were trading tin mining products with Penang in Malaysia [6] which was a colony of England [7]. This led to the diffusion of Peranakan culture (Malay-Chinese, a.k.a.…”

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“…The culture emerged when Southeast Chinese men immigrated to the Malay Peninsula and married local Malay women [9]. In terms of architecture, the diffusion involved shophouses which combined Chinese and Western characteristics, also known as "Sino-Colonial style" or "Straits Eclectic style" [7]. The structure and the layout of buildings were influenced by domestic life of Southeast Chinese [10].…”

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“…So Chim Chae was a significant part of the heritage shophouse's design. The climate-responsive design demonstrates the wisdom of the Chinese while the stucco decorations on the front façades are a combination of Chinese auspicious symbols [7] and western arts. However, in 1981, the tin trade became sluggish because its price in the global markets declined and the amount of tin from mining also decreased [13].…”

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Deterioration of Heritage Shophouses Turned Into Hostels in Phuket Old Town, Thailand, During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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2022

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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In the past decade, the hostel industry was popular in Thailand especially in Phuket due to the growth of tourism. The heritage shophouses in Phuket Old Town were turned into hostels to serve backpackers and other tourists fascinated with local culture. However, the outbreak of COVID-19 caused an economic crisis in the tourism industry, causing the industry in Phuket to become sluggish. This paper aims to find the factors in the shutdown of some Phuket shophouse hostels during the pandemic, resulting in the deterioration of the heritage buildings and the deserted old town. The research method is to survey the number of operating and closed heritage shophouse hostel operations in Phuket Old Town. The social and economic issues were analysed by using in-depth interviews of selected hostel owners, relevant people, and secondary data. The study found that restrictions on tourism imposed by the relevant authorities causes a shortage of budget to run the business and renovate the properties. The closed shophouse hostels cannot get the government support because they had not registered for a hotel license. To get a hotel license, the hostels must renovate the buildings according to the relevant Ministerial Regulations. However, the regulations did not consider the existing elements and structures of heritage buildings; they affect the values and authenticity of the buildings and the Old Town, prompting the deterioration of these places. As a result, to preserve architectural and historic values of Phuket shophouses and to keep the building in use, a new approach of adaptive reuse in hostels should be provided following the relevant regulations for the safety and comfort of the building users, and the local activities.

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Extracting Good Ventilation Design from Chino-Portuguese Commercial Building in the Old Town of Songkhlafor the Design of New Commercial Building

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May 13-14, 2015 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Features of Portuguese colonial architecture in South Asia in the period from XVI to XVIII centuries.

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2023

Культура И Искусство

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In this article, the author analyzes the Portuguese colonial architecture in the countries of South Asia in the period from the XVI to XVIII centuries. The author examines the military, civil and religious architecture built by the Portuguese during their presence in the South Asian colonies. Special attention is paid to the Portuguese colonial architecture of India (especially Goa) and Macau. Buildings in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and other former Portuguese colonies in South Asia are also considered. The author studies the process of formation and features of a special Portuguese colonial style in military (fortification), civil and religious (cult) architecture. The features in the design, decoration, as well as building materials of buildings are revealed. The novelty of the study lies in the fact that for the first time the samples of Portuguese colonial architecture in South Asia and their architectural features were comprehensively considered. The main conclusions of this study are the following. Firstly, on the one hand, the European architectural tradition has enriched the culture of the South Asian region. At the same time, different types of buildings show different degrees of influence. Secondly, on the other hand, Portuguese colonial architecture in South Asia itself has undergone significant changes under the influence of local cultural and climatic factors. Many of the changes made to classical European building designs were dictated by the weather and climatic features of the area. The choice of material was dictated by climatic and geological features. The culture of local civilizations also influenced the decoration and decoration of Portuguese buildings.

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The Sino-Portuguese Architectural Identity of Chinese Descendants and Sustainable Development in Phuket, Thailand

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Deterioration of Heritage Shophouses Turned Into Hostels in Phuket Old Town, Thailand, During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Deterioration of Heritage Shophouses Turned Into Hostels in Phuket Old Town, Thailand, During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Extracting Good Ventilation Design from Chino-Portuguese Commercial Building in the Old Town of Songkhlafor the Design of New Commercial Building

Features of Portuguese colonial architecture in South Asia in the period from XVI to XVIII centuries.

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