The Restatement of Banglamphu Wooden House : Cuttural Significance and Sustainable Heritage Management

Tourism has become an opportunity for investment and conservation in historic town. However, the endless massive tourism forcing new built of lodges and taverns causes remarkable changes to the neighbourhood built environment. Some existing houses were preserved to become a showcase and either converted into a new use. This paper explores uncertain issues of the complexities in Banglamphu urban heritage through the study of traditional wooden houses and its relation to the sub¬cultures of the communities, uses and urban form. It aims further to investigate the intertwining factors integrating the continuity of these traditional wooden houses, and to seek possible solutions on sustainablemanagement.

Keywords: Asian urban heritage, Bangkok heritage core, traditional wooden house, cultural
heritage management, cultural tourism