Larisa Karamchakova

water at the mae kaung dam

factories/ farms highway and a road

chiang Mai city

site FOR THE MAE KUANG RIVER REMEDIATION PArk

mae kaung river

mae kaung dam

Mae Kaung Irrigation area ponds for a pig & fish farm Mae Kaung river with a canal and a weir

villages rice paddies

water at the remediation park The Mae Kuang River's many weirs and canals comprise a vernacular architecture Bangkok Gulf of thailand

constructed by local villagers to irrigate rice fields. I am proposing to take over underused land to built a new vernacular - The Mae Kuang River Remediation Park

lake bioswale

MOO 6

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car parking farm-to-table

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farmers market

cooking learning space

bike parking

city market farm-to-table

hot air balloons

Chiang Mai outer ring road

MOO 5 facility road

eco-farm micro hydro energy turbines

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water filtration

The Mae Kuang River Remediation Park filtrates river water from North to South with Food & Recreation connecting people from West and East.

Existing conditions of the site

landscape shaped to hold extra water during a monsoon season pond filtration: slower flow/fish and bacteria/waterplants

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canal filtration: extended distance though rerouting/soil and phytofiltration

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bioswale filtration: removes debris and pollution out of surface runoff water

bulrush

water irises

Canals that run along the Ring Road are replaced with bioswales that remove debris and pollution from runoff water.

water lilies

Colacasia esculenta

Phyto filtration plants such as Colacasia Esculenta and Canna Indica can reduce phosphates, nitrates, total suspended solids, BOD and other contaminants up to 70 per cent. Water Irises and Lilies absorb heavy metals from pond water. Bulrush remove an array of contaminants including oils.

Canna indica

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filtration water

From north to south, the Mae Kuang River flows though bio, phyto, and soil filtration systems in the park.

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East to West the park provides a social path creating an educational and food connection between the two districts that are divided by the river.

There are parking spaces so people can explore the park by walking or biking and taking a break at small salas. A new recreational lake is formed at the intersection of the river and path.

The park can also be enjoyed from the air by taking a hot air balloon. An eco-farm is using purified river water to grow fruit and vegetables that are sold or cooked and served at the site. This also provides an education platform for studying nature, sustainability, farming, and cooking. e