This article applies space syntax analysis as an experimental tool to assess the spatial organization and social landscape among the Chiang Saen community in Northern Thailand. This article aims to highlight concepts and interpretations of social spaces that have both ritual and domestic components, providing insights into similarities and differences in the use of space. Space syntax research elsewhere has shed light on issues of social behavior through spatial accessibility. Application of the method to the spatial arrangements in sites in Northern Thailand that span the Buddhist reform period of the fourteenth century CE enhances our understanding of similar issues. The space syntax analysis demonstrates common systems found among six archaeological sites: the first is an asymmetrical and hierarchical pattern, which reflects elements of a strongly conventional temple pattern characteristic of the post-reform period, and the second identified the symmetrical and “openness” qualities of social spaces, a less regimented spatial pattern more aligned with local religious practices. The results demonstrate that the spatial arrangement in most temples is a combination of both spatial and social systems which also indicates negotiation and change between the two, suggesting diverse social activities and religious ideas were practiced and performed at the temples.

本文应用空间句法分析作为实验工具来评估泰国北部清盛社区的空间组织和社会景观。本文旨在突出具有仪式和家庭成分的社会空间的概念和解释，提供对空间使用的异同的见解。其他地方的空间句法研究通过空间可达性阐明了社会行为问题。将该方法应用于跨越公元 14 世纪佛教改革时期的泰国北部遗址的空间安排，增强了我们对类似问题的理解。空间句法分析展示了在六个考古遗址中发现的共同系统：第一个是不对称的分层模式，这反映了改革后时期强烈传统的寺庙模式特征的元素，第二个确定了社会空间的对称和“开放”品质，一种更符合当地宗教习俗的较少规制的空间模式。结果表明，大多数寺庙的空间布置是空间系统和社会系统的结合，这也表明两者之间的协商和变化，表明寺庙实践和执行了多样化的社会活动和宗教思想。