LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO Application for Master in Landscape Architecture (MLA II) Harvard University Graduate School of Design
PITCHAPA SETPAKDEE
A Living Connector - B.L.A. Thesis Project Makkasan - 4th year Studio Project Phanitaram Temple - 4th year Studio Project Sathorn : The Green Network - Shma Company Limited Friends of the river - Non-profit Organization
2010-2019
TABLE OF CONTENTS
01 A LIVING CONNECTOR B.L.A. Thesis Project, 2014
02 MAKKASAN : The New Junction of Urban Life 4th year Studio Project, 2013
03 PHANITARAM TEMPLE
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4th year Studio Project, 2013
04 SATHORN : The Green Network
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Shma Company Limited, 2015
05 FRIENDS OF THE RIVER
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Non-Profit Organization, 2015
06 OTHER WORKS Collection of Sketches
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01 A LIVING CONNECTOR
Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Type of Project :5th Year Academic Thesis (Individual Project) Date: 2014 Location : Kanchanaburi,Thailand Landscape Area : 554 sq.m. Adviser : Assoc. Prof. Pavadee Ansusinha (pavadee_ann@yahoo.com)
RESERVE THE LIVING WETLAND
LEARNING BY APPRECIATING
A Living Connec Wetland Park and
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Throughout the history, due sources in Thailand, the Tha separable from water. How of life has changed from th opment of the city. Chang ture way of life to a modern of awareness about the va scape. The site, as a part of tem and the riverfront area where people and nature m
I see my thesis project ‘A livin literate landscape where p and understand. Educating preciation of the aesthetic encourage the community awareness of the precious f
IMPROVE THE AGRICULTURAL AND AQUACULTURE USE ON WETLAND
ctor , Tha-Muang Education Center PROVIDE RECREATION SPACE FOR THAMUANG CITY
es to the plentiful water reai’s way of life had been inwever, nowadays, that way he upcoming of the develging from the old water-culn city life brings Thai lacking alue of this significant landf the Maeklong river ecosysa roles as a significant place meet.
ng connector’ as a book; a people can read, perceive g the society by raising apc and significant of nature to live with the respect and features they own.
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Vajiralongkorn Dam Sinakharin Dam
Maeklong Dam
Maeklong Basin Flood Plain
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Thailand Wetland Site VS Urban Development In political and economic factors, Thamuang, Kanchanaburi, is planned to be part of Southern Economic Corridor project as Dawai Project is now constructing in Myanmar. The increasing of population and the development plans cause the shifting of the role of the city from agricultural area to residential area and also cause the extension of Thamuang city towards the river. In the other hand, the site, a newly occured wetland site locates within Maeklong flood plain, gets influences from 3 main water management infrastructures, Vajiralongkorn dam, Sinakharin dam and Maeklong dam.
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Site Map
Maeklong Dam
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Urban Development
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Hydro Infrastructure
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Site Development Fifty years after the construction of Maeklong dam, changing of water level and soil sedimentation along the river create the new ecosystem in the river and around the riverbank. The conflict between urban development and the natural riverine ecosystem entailed on newly occurred wetland next to the upcoming city in Kanchanaburi. Thamuang city is under expanding towards the river dues to the growth of population from Southern Economic Corridor project. As the public openspace for the upcoming city is still inadequate, a newly sedimented land is considered as key area to serve public’s need.
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Maeklong Riverine Biodiversity The ecosystem along the river is a tropical riverine ecosystem consists of freshwater wetland, marshland area, lotus lake, riparian forest and secondary forest which are growing on the newly occurred islands. The area is home to aquatic animal, water birds and many extremely rare species such as soft-shelled turtle and freshwater pearl. Changing of water level also changed the way local people live along the river, from doing agriculture to aquaculture. Failure to recognize the value of wetlandsm leads to too much agricultural and aquacultural encroachment. The situation is considered as a harm toward the ecosystem.
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Site Constrain
Disconnection between land and river
Riverbank Erosion
Maeklong Riverbank Condition
Pollution from Aquaculture on the river
Maeklon Aqua
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Public Invasion on the wetland area from local
Alien species along the shoreline
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Eutrophication from agriculture land runoff
Maeklong Riverine Ecosystem
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Natural Preserved Area -Low connectivity between the area and the community -High sensitivity riverine wetland and island area -High biodiversity
E F G H I Linkage to Community
Ecological Sensitivity
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Biodiversity
Key Development Area -High connectivity towards the community -Low sensitivity sedimentation area -Low biodiversity
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Micro ecosystem
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Soil sedimentation
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Island Ecology
Site Selection The transformation of the area along Maeklong river and the urban growth in Thamuang city bring to problems of this project; disconnection between the river and the land dues to the infrastructure, trespassing and misusing on newly occurred wetlands which brings pollution to the water source, causing expansion of alien species along the river and Eutrophication. The site can be mainly devided to three key areas dues to their relationship with the neighbour communities, their ecological sensitivity and their richness on biodiversity; preserved area for community use, natural preserved area and key development area
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Public amphitheatre
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Local market
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Community plaza
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Recreation lawn
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Community terrace
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Natural observation trail
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Bird hide tower
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A Living Connector The purpose of ‘A Living Connector’ is to connect the living factors; nature and human, properly. The project introduces people to the place where people and nature can live together by minimize the development only at the essential area, provide activities and spaces that match each landscape characters. The project can be devided to 3 major areas; the wetland center; the wetland park; and the community park. The site itself also acts as a buffer and transition space between the upcoming urban area and the complex natural core land.
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Learning Through Discovering Different types of functions and routes are located on the site considering the typology, the significant of the plantation and the sensitivity of natural wildlife. The main funtional area for the community; plaza, market and recreational lawn are located on the high ground sedimentation area where the impact to the natural area and wild life is less and also to promote the connectivity between the site and the existing community. The routes which are vary in sizes, materials, elevation and display allow different amount of poeple per each area, encourage people to learn and discover the site while not disturb the nature.
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Site Management
Dike Management
Existing Condition
Grading Construction
Node & Circulation
Planting Species
Shoreline Protection
Reforestation
Existing Condition
Existing Condition
Light Weight Pavers
Grading to Create Hydrological Infrastructure
Elevated trail on Reforestation Area
Sunken Trail on Catchment Area of the Marshland
Filling Provide Vegetation Cover
Pioneer Plant
Split Level Trails on the Riparian Edge
Local Plant
Floating trail on the Riverine Wetalnd
Elevated Deck
Retaining Wall
Setback from the Architecture
Light Weight Materials
Natural Succession
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River observation deck
Island observation deck
Marshland observation deck
Island ecosystem
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Turtle observation deck
Marshland hide fence
Bird hide tower observation point
Bird hide fence
Bird hide observation point
Island ecosystem (high sensitivity)
Learning Through Discovering On the natural preserved area, the riverine island ecology, the elevated trail are located on the strong sediment area to control and minimize the foot print of the construction. Futhermore, the amount of the visitors can be limited by the size of the trail and the control node at the entrance. Different types of node points and hide observation areas, matching with types of biodiversity, are placed along the observation trail, encourage people to monitor wildlife species from suitable distance.
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02 MAKKASAN : The New Junction of Urban Life
Bangkok, Thailand
PROMOTE BANGKOK GREEN NETWORK
HISTORICAL BUILDING PRESERVATION
Type of Project : 4th Year Studio Project (Individual Project) Date : 2013 Location : Makkasan, Bangkok Landscape Area : 1,192,000 sq.m. (745 Rai) Instructor : Asst. Prof. Dr. Angsana Boonyobhas (angsana.b@gmail.com)
Makk The New Junctio
Makkasan, own by The Sta one of the biggest green s formerly used as an impo factories, has been abando locates among the signific Bangkok with modern trans roads, highway and the ai site.
The study on this project aim velopment of the abandon lenged to serve private se government while concurr sanctuary. The further deve erate with existing conditio economic factors.
Photo Credit : https://asaconservationaward.com/index.php/2016-06-13-15-21-44/building-2549/87-the-train-repar-pla
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Bangkok Green Network
PROMOTE URBAN TRANSPORTATION HUB
ate Railway of Thailand, is space in Bangkok. The site, ortant railyard and railway oned for 50 years and now cant commercial zone of sportation features; railway, irport rail link set along the
ms to examine on the re-dened area. The project chalections, the public and the rently, facilitated as urban elopment need to incoopons, historical features and
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Gallery
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Transportation Station
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Commercial
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Phayatai Station
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Makkasan Station
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Government Building
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Former Railway Factory
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Makkasan Swamp
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Residential
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Existing Condition
Former Railway Factory Buildings
Makkasan Station
Railyard Petchaburi Station
Existing Context Makkasan, considered as part of Bangkok Green Network with existing enormous size of green area and pond, the site has a great value to serve the city as a green node. Futhermore, locating among alternative transportation routes; walkway, public road, elevated highway road, local train, subway, sky train and airport rail link has the ability to be developed as a new transportation hub in the future. The project needs to concern on the various types of program to serve every kind of users as it is influenced by surrounding commercial buildings, offices and tourist attractions nearby.
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Historical Features Preservation
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Reservoir for urban water management and public recreation
Promote urban ecology on the site
Makkasan : The Junction of Urban Life The urban public space will be activated by various functional spaces provided. Comercial and Residential zones are also introduced, therefore Makkasan can cover its financial needs by making profit from these zones. Former buildings and structures will be used in different functions. The loop circulation network is a combination of multi-level walkways connecting the zones all together. Various types of green area are placed according to needs; the flexible green spaces are implemented on the area which are highly used by people, while the lush types are located on the evironmental concerned area.
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Makkasan : The Junction of Urban Life Art & Culture Zone
Learning & Education Zone
Community Zone
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Sport Center
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18 Great Lawn
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Community Center
15 Energy Park
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16 Energy Learning Center
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Stage and Amphitheatre
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Modern Art Museum
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Urban Art & Culture Zone : Sculpture Park and Railyard Museum Sculpture park is located at the main entrance on the west side to attract and invite people to enter the park. The area is connected with the railyard museum, a 100 -year old preserved building in which itself, sets as one of the sculptures to promote culture and history of the site.
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Urban Community Zone : Community Served Buildings Multi-generation activities spaces are placed to generate the site and invite more people to use the public park. The existing railway structures play as a key feature to raise awareness of people towards site’s history.
Urban Learning & Educational Zone : Wetland Park Grey water from Makkasan swamp will be channel through the exhibited constructed wetland park to improve the water quality and then will be keep in the retention pond as a recreation feature for the park and finally flow to the public canal.
Urban Ecology Zone : Urban Forest Trail The existing retention pond is concerned as the important part to keep the city runoff while it develops urban biodiversity within the area. The ecology learning center and the urban forest trail are introduced to limit the access of people on the environmental concern site.
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03 Phanitaram Temple Chachoengsao, Thailand Type of Project : 4th Year Studio Project (Individual Project) Date : 2013 Location : Bahn Pho, Chachoengsao Landscape Area : 96,000 sq.m. Instructor : Chon Supawongse (csupawongse@cuinda.com)
Phanitaram the Service
Phanitaram, a temple in C a significant meditation ce Bangpakong river. Further t a sacred spiritual space w meditation, the project aim tions in order to serve both natural environment.
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14 Historical Building
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9 Detention Grassland
15 Feneral Building
4 Rice Field
10 Multipurpose Building
16 Cubicle Building
5 Office & Market
11 Church
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18 Bangpagong River
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Existing Circulation Route
Existing Land Utilizing
Shading Area
Preserved Building Main Circulation Axis Circulation to the church
Vegetation Area
Hardscape Area Detention Area Detention Area with Flexibility Use Reservoir Riverbank
Phanitaram Temple, The Service Landscape The site faces 5 major problems; lack of orientation to significant buildings; lack of community space; unsuitable environment for mediation dues to too much hardscape which accumulates heat during daytime; sea water up-rising during dry season from lack of inground water and detention area; erosion on the riverbank of Bangpakong river. The re-development on the masterplan aims to deal with these factors by using landscape as a tools to improve and serve the need by introducing specific service landscape to deal with natural environment issues, community issues and space heirachy issues.
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Community and Eco-Service Landscape Smashed out Hardscape Area Detention Area 11,628 CBM
Hardscape Area 28.20% Building Footprint 13.26%
Maximum Rainfall 8,539 CBM Provided Reservior 5,874 CBM
Detention Area 58.50%
Existing Reservior 2,400 CBM
Detention Area Management
Existing Land Utilizing
11,674 sq.m. +
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Provide Flexible Detention Area for environemtal service and comunity Use
Wet Season (Detention Area)
Dry Season (Festive Area)
Riverbank Management
Provided Typical Design on Riverbank Area
Existing Riverbank Area
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Provide Flexible Detention Area Dealing with sea water uprising and lack of community space, unused hardscape area has been removed and transformed to the gabien wall material. Extended detention grassland can be used as a temporary reservior during wet season and can be transformed to a festive lawn during dry season. Riverbank Management Exisitng riverbank had been cut off from natural ecosystem while erosion also occured from the direction and strength of the river. Waterfront area design tends to use gabien wall to increase the efficiency of trapping sediment, prevent bank collapsing, bring the natural ecosystem back and promote waterfront area.
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Axis Walkway to the Main Church
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Bamboo Forest
Circular Meditation Walk
Geometrical Meditation Landscape ‘Dhamma is Nature’ , to create suitable environment for meditation, integration between nature space and simplicity of geometric form are introduced to the route throughout the site; Axis walk on the reflecting pond leads people to the main church, the landscape directly highlighits the significant of the building; Roles of Bamboo forest helps framing visual of the meditataion walk, creates surrounded spiritual environment by disconneting the path from the outside; Circular meditation route around the lotus pond surrounded by the forest, the space encourages meditaters to be closed to the nature and be concious to themselves.
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04 SATHORN, The Green Network Bangkok Thailand
Type of Project : Professional Project Category : Masterplan Study Date : 2015 Location : Sathorn, Bangkok, Thailand Pilot Project Area : 3km Section of Sathorn Organization : Bangkok Green Network 2558 -Department of City Planning and Urban Develpment, BMA -Bangkok Metropolitan Administrator -Chula Unisearch, Chulalongkorn University -Shma Company Limited -Shma Soen Company Limited
Project Team Design Director : Yossapon Boonsom Landscape Architect : Kwanchanok Kongchoksamai Pat Wongkittipat Pitchapa Setpakdee Krit Thienvutichai Horticulturist : La-Ong-Daw Intana
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Sathorn, Smart eco street
Photo Credit : Shma Company Limited
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My main contribution on the project was to participate in site survey; working on both the research package and design prototype; producing materials in order to be used within the public participations and meetings among stake holders; involving in the production of the final plates and models.
CANALSCAPE IMPROVEMENT
Photo Credit : Shma Company Limited
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PROMOTE INNOVATIVE DESIGN
Sathorn, The Green Network, aims to produce a study and prototypes on an existing linear site in order to improve the quality of the public space. Further than to link the green nodes of the city together, the project also consider s other elements of the city; tranportation linkage, circulations and connectivities, ecological approachment and the cultural value.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN DESIGN
RECONNECT THE URBAN SPACE
Sathorn The Green Network
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Photo Credit : Shma Company Limited
Photo Credit : Shma Company Limited
Bangkok Green Network Photo Credit : Shma Company Limited
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Site Introduction Sathorn is one of Bangkok’s significant CBD district, named after the Sathorn canal and road, main public transportation route of Bangkok city from the old time. The canal was first constructed by a chinese company in 1860 with the roads on its sides. Through times, the canal’s function was changed to a drainage channel for the water management while the core as a public urban space was devalued.
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Photo Credit : Shma Company Limited
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Strategies: Sathorn, Smart Eco Street The scope of the project is derived from finding the potential of the overall area of Sathorn Road, locating problems at Sathorn Road; from the radio junction to the Chao Phraya River. The main purpose of the project is to improve Sathorn Road to be a future eco road, using the Smart Eco Street concept integrates with consideration of innovative ecosystems.
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Underground public utility system
Circulation Way Management & Reconnect Private-Public Area
Environmental concern design
Reconnecting and creating the system of circulation along the road, the bike lane and walkway are elevated from the road level for safety issue. Green area, sitting space and bus stop nodes are implemented along the route. Connect the private setback area to create continuity and support public activities and traffic.
Increasing the urban green spaces helps to increase the oxygen in the air and reduce pollution from the cars. The planting species are related to the site context and local climate to help the tree grows sustainably and permanently. Moreover, the site will act as a key space for wildlife species and biodiversity . Additionally, it also creates site identity and good scenery to the city.
Photo Credit : Shma Company Limited
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Integrate Green Innovation for Urban Service
Canalscape Improvement
For urban service improvement, the project introduces the use of energy saving technology; integrating solar cell panel with the streetscape elements to produce lighting for the area during night time; implementing the map, photos and historical data on the application via communication equipments to direct the user along the site while encouraging outdoor learning and activities .
To improve the water management system, green area and innovation are implemented along the canal to help cleaning water quality. Separate the system of water management is also introduced on the site. Walkway with see-through fences and sightseeing spots are located along the canal to open more view from the roads and activate the public space.
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05 FRIENDS OF THE RIVER(FOR) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
Bangkok Thailand
Category :Non-profit Organization Location : Bangkok,Thailand Period of Participation: 2015 Founder : Yossapon Boonsom Contact : friendsofriver2015@gmail.com : https://www.facebook.com/friends ofthechaophrayariver
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Friends of the River Non-Profit Organization Friends of the River is a non-profit organization starts from group of citizens who realize the value of the river and the impact of the development; The 14km walkway along 2 sides of Chaopraya river which is claimed to be a new public space for Bangkok. The government had announced a mega project in Bangkok; The 14km promenade along the Chaopraya river, one of the major rivers of Thailand. Without round-the-clock study,the top-down project on the river causes impact on the way of life that is a valuable cultural heritage in the area.
My main contribution at the organization was to arrange exhibitions, site surveys and public participation activities in order to communicate with the society. Encouraging people to participate from all sectors to jointly define the development options development to the public.
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Early Rattanakosin
Middle Rattanakosin
Modern Rattanakosin
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Landuse
Community
Transportation
Photo Credit : Friends of the River, Thailand
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Accessibility
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Revitalizing the city through revierfront development
Strategies
Goal of Development
Riverbank Erosion Surveillance Area
Design Framework
Encourage Green Network
Connect Transportation Linkage
Promote Cultural Tourism
Friends of the River’s Objective The development should be based on the study of current conditions and also considering the site history, characteristics and trends in the future, Furthermore the plan should concern every dimensions of the river ; both social, economic and environmental. We have been gathering knowledge, according to the academic principles, to communicate and encourage people to participate from all sectors and jointly define the development options that promote the relationship between people, rivers and sustainable ecosystems.
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Vision Plan : Riverfront Master Planning
Residential Zone
Community Area
Commercial Building
Photo Credit : Friends of the River, Thailand
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vernment Building
Transportaion Node
Public Park
Old Industrial Site
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Collection of sketches; hand drawings; water colorings on personal interests (2010-2019)
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