Guidelines for Applying the Wisdom of Building a Clay House for the Design of a Playground for Early Childhood Children: A Case Study of Ban Khoangyai School in Roi Et

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) study the community, school conditions, and needs for building playgrounds that promote the health development of early childhood children. 2. to find ways to apply the wisdom of earth building to design playgrounds that promote the health development of early childhood children. The research was conducted using qualitative methods, with the following steps:  defining the model area for the research study,  surveying the area and collecting field data, analyzing data, synthesizing data and designing,  developing the final design, and summarizing the research results and discussing the results. The research found that 1) the community's main occupation is agriculture, and their supplementary occupation is cotton weaving, which generates more income than their main occupation and is a well-known product of the community. The need for building a playground was for a playground that was cost-effective to build, could apply the wisdom of earth building using materials available in the community, utilize the labor of the community members to build it, and promote early childhood learning using brain-based learning theory (BBL). 2) Finding ways to apply the wisdom of earth building to design playgrounds that promote the health of early childhood children required consideration of brain-based learning, which includes the components of a good playground: a multi-purpose playground, a sandpit, a quiet area, and 10 brain-based learning bases. The community's identity, which is the pattern of the woven fabric, was incorporated. The patterns of Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari and the Saketu pattern served as inspiration for the design of the decorative patterns on the playground. Bamboo and recycled tires, sourced from the school and community, were used as the main materials in the design, based on the school's suggestions. The total construction cost was 193,242.95 baht.