In early March, Chuchai Buri was unofficially opened next to Amphawa canal. The five-storey building stands tall among the single-storey tra- ditional houses made of timber. Its appearance is a mix of Thai traditional and neoclassical, a kind of architecture that was popular in high society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The roof is covered with orange tiles which imitate the appearance of baked clay and its facade is decorated with emulations of tradi- tional wooden louvres.