Ruen Khrung Phook (Ruen Mai Bua), Real Wood House and Middle Period House are the three types of traditional Northern Thai houses. The first type is the oldest type and it origin is in the countryside of the North. The structures are composed of a roof woven from grasses, floors and walls made with bamboo tied with rope (PHOOK). Poles and beams are the base structure and are made with hard wood. The second one is made of wood which is why it’s called Real Wood House. In the north of Thailand most of the area are mountain and forest which is why they have many kinds of woods. The second type is also the strongest type of Thai houses. This type has two styles of roof. KALEA house, an ancient style of LAN-NA people which is decorated by a cross of wood in a V or X shape at the top front. The other roof type is known as “wind spaces house” and the structure was influenced from the central region with a high roof with the halo of the sun in the middle of a gabled roof and the roof tiles are made from baked clay in a fish scale pattern. The last type was originated in King Rama V period, it structure not only influenced by Lan Na style but also by western style because in King Rama V period French and English people often visited Siam (The old name of Thailand) for trading. The house was improved from a basic LAN-NA house, with more complicated layers on the roof and more holes in the walls to make the doors and windows. It is decorated by using stained wood, an influence from western. You can admired North Thai house style at Royal Park Rajapruek in Chiang Mai. In the park you will see lots and lots of beautiful flowers.