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DUSIT CENTRAL PARK TO TAKE GREEN EXPERIENCES TO THE NEXT LEVEL
The designers behind the THB36.7 million (USD1.2 million) Dusit Thani Central Park complex have been diligently working to find a way to make the mixed-use project an extension of Lumphini Park. Dragon Company Limited, the Thai-arm of Architects 49 International Limited, and OMA Asia Hong Kong Limited have finally unveiled their vision of just how this will be achieved. The masterplan calls for a 20-metre, rooftop park that spans from the third to the seventh floors of one of the towers. The park will feature public spaces, a jogging track, an activities area, a dog park and a children's playground. The residences at Dusit Thani Central Park will have an area of park reserved exclusively for them.
One of the key aspects of the design is that it respects the area’s heritage while bringing something new and unique to Bangkok. Users will feel as if the space is a part of Lumphini Park thanks to scenic vistas. In addition to this, each of the four buildings at Dusit Central Park will offer unobstructed views of the park to provide a total green experience. “Every element of the Dusit Central Park project has been designed to help create new urban lifestyles while respecting and elevating the area’s rich heritage for hospitality, commerce and green living,” Somkiat Lo-Chindapong, Deputy Managing Director of A49, stated. “The challenge was to create four buildings which achieve their individual purposes – such as
maximum comfort and absolute privacy for the residential tower; convenience and luxury for the hotel; ease of access for the offices; and maximum connectivity for the shopping complex – while bringing sustainable value to the area through green design and amplifying land use for the public.”
However, the centerpiece will be the new Dusit Thani Bangkok. The property will retain the easily identifiable, sleek triangular design of the original hotel in a new 39-story building. Unlike its predecessor, every room inside the new Dusit Thani Bangkok will have a view of the park.
DUSIT CENTRAL PARK TAKE SHAPE
“By positioning each building to face Lumpini Park, designing each space for maximum efficiency, reflecting the rich value of the past in a way that suits the present context and offering a large green space at the heart of the project, we believe our design achieves these aims and will help to put the destination on the map as a new icon of Bangkok – one which redefines luxury, modernity, and cultural and artistic beauty to become a top attraction for local and international visitors alike,” Somkiat proclaims.
Dusit Central Park is a joint-venture project that sees one of Thailand’s most popular hotel brand’s, Dusit Thani, team up with the country’s largest retail player, CPN. The project is anchored by a 69-story luxury condominium that will have 389 units. There will also be a 45-story office tower, Central Park Offices, at the mixed-use development in addition to retail space.
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