Tsunami Memorial

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Events, as spoken words, go with the wind. Writing words down fixes them in History; building them up turns them eternal as a part of the world, into spaces filled with life.

1000 m

Numbers are internationally recognized, letters not. Our built characters are composed by both of them: digits expressing the exact moment when the wave hit and Thai characters which read ‘never again’. 500 m

- Exact time fixed forever to remember those who died, from all nations. - Text to honor those alive, whose lives have been touched by this event: survivors and those who assisted them. All tied together in the common goal of avoiding another natural phenomenon to cause so much damage, “never again”. These built characters are the structure which withholds exhibition, relaxation, education, contemplation and observation spaces. All of them overlook Haad Lek, where 5395 lights are placed: buoys in the sea and light poles at land.

1000 m

Each light stands for a victim. The grid on which the lights are organized stretches from 1 km out sea to the 10 m height level at land, increasing its density at the beach, where most lives were taken.

MEMORIAL

9.38 A.M. 26/12/2004 NEVER AGAIN

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CAFE O

GALLER 773 m2

VIEW 1

FROM HAAD LEK

ENTRANCE KHAO LAK-LAM ROO NATIONAL PARK

HIKING TRAIL

ENTRANCE 2

AMPHITHEATER

CEREMONIAL PLATFORM

TEXT-BUILDING AS A BRIDGE ROOF CIRCULATION IN THE BUILDING

BOAT ENTRANCE

ENTRANCE 2

ENTRANCE 1

LOADING DOCK

ENTRANCE 1

PARKING ENTRANCE

P MASTER PLAN N

50 0

100 m.

P


B

A

10 m

SECTION A-A´

E: 1/750

9.38 A.M. 26/12/2004 NEVER AGAIN TOTAL 9972 m2

LEARNING CENTRE 1201m2

CAFE OUTDOORS 210m2

CAFE RESTAURANT 661m2

TICKETS/SHOP 286 m2 OFFICES 250 m2 MUSEUM LIBRARY 520 m2

GALLERY SPACE OUTDOORS 773 m2

GALLERY SPACE INDOORS 3819 m2

LONGITUDINAL SECTION B-B´

E: 1/750

ENTRANCE 2

AUDITORIUM 339 m2

STORAGE/PREPARATION/SUPPORT 925 m2

WC 50 m2

LEARNIG CENTRE 209 m2

LEARNIG CENTRE 181 m2

INTERNET AULA 126 m2

WC 50 m2

ENTRANCE 1

SECOND FLOOR

+38.00 m. E: 1/750

CLOACKROOMS/WC 65m2

CIRCULATION 1054m2

PROGRAM

LOBBY 2

MUSEUM LIBRARY 467 m2

ENTRANCE 2

CONTEMPLATION SPACE

EXHIBITION INDOORS 702 m2

KITCHEN 96 m2

EXHIBITION INDOORS 354 m2

LEARNIG CENTRE 105 m2

SMALL CONFERENCE 165 m2

WC 50 m2

OFFICES 250 m2

WC 50 m2

STORAGE/PREPARATION 297 m2

ENTRANCE 1

FIRST FLOOR

+34.00 m. E: 1/750

Close to the beach, a floating platform serves as the main ceremonial point in between the buoys. It also acts as stage for the open air auditorium.

CLOACKROOMS/WC 65m2

CONTEMPLATION SPACE

LOBBY 1

ENTRANCE2

This amphitheater, a zigzagging ramp, adapts to the topography, linking the sea level with the beam. The built-text beam acts as a bridge over the nature, minimizing the contact with the ground, and connects the new entry from the highway with the existing National Park hiking trail.

EXHIBITION INDOORS 2200 m2

CAFE/RESTAURANT 224 m2

KITCHEN 124 m2

WC 50 m2

EXHIBITION OUTDOORS 167m2

EXHIBITION INDOORS 563 m2

CONTEMPLATION SPACE

EXHIBITION OUTDOORS 61 m2

SHOP 161 m2

EXHIBITION OUTDOORS 285 m2

EXHIBITION OUTDOORS 260 m2

2

STORAGE/PREPARATION 262 m2

ENTRANCE 1

5

GROUND FLOOR +30.00 m. E: 1/750

4 TICKETS/INFO 46 m2

CAFE TERRACE 210 m2

TICKETS/INFO 79 m2

CAFE-RESTAURANT 217 m2

VIEW 6

CONTEMPLATION SPACE

STATUE LIBERTY 96 m

EIFFEL TOWER 300 m

TSUNAMI MEMORIAL

1

313 m

AMPHITHEATRE

50

TEXT BUILDING AS ICON SCALE COMPARISON

0

FROM PARKING TOWARDS HAAD LEK

VIEW 3

FROM CAFE TOWARDS OPEN AIR AUDITORIUM

VIEW 4

FROM ENTRANCE 1

VIEW 5

N

100 m.

VIEW 2

FROM ENTRANCE 2 TOWARDS HAAD LEK

VIEW 7

SILENCE SPACE

STORAGE/PREPARATION 262 m2

VIEW 8

CONFORTING SPACE


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