Two different traditional house character in Koh Yao Noi Island, Thailand

People call this island “a Palm-Speckled Oasis” in the Phang Nga Bay. It is Koh Yao Noi, an island in Phang Nga Province that has many areas. There are a total of 7 villages, whether it’s a community zone are agricultural areas, conserved forests, or mangrove forests around the island that have areas for fish farming with the abundance of resources. The objective of this research was to study two different traditional settlements character and the vernacular house of Koh Yao Noi based on two different community daily work, rubber farmer and fisherman. Because there is a different working field, the settlement is divided into two areas as well. While traditional houses are built in a specific place, study in geography and material will give understanding on how the community interprets the environment of their living place. This settlement study on Koh Yao Noi Island will be focused on research question: what is the character of traditional house in Koh Yao Noi? This is qualitative research where data is collected from site visit, interview, observation and site documentation. The study will focus on traditional settlement character within two different contexts, the house structure, and material house. From the two different environmental characters in the community, that have different livelihoods, building a house that has been passed down for generations has become unique based on the context in accordance with local wisdom they have. Even though in different environmental, there are character similarity of traditional houses in Koh Yai Noi are light, simple, and adapted to the environment