Vertical Living: MIRROR

Tha Din Daeng, Thailand

Chao Phraya River - North

Best view: Chao Phraya River

1 spirit tree to keep A pier at North West corner

Total area of site: 8,495.44 sq-m

From the site analysis, the Chao Phraya River is located in North East direction. One spirit tree to keep. A pier located on Northern corner of the site. There is one main road to access the site. The surrounding buildings are old and rusty. The abandoned warehouses are located on the opposite side of the main road. Some are historical buildings and the atmosphere gives the sense of old and unorganized. By this site environment, the only best view for the site is the river and this Ieads to the concept.

Chao Phraya River

Spirit Tree Site Pier Abandoned Ware Houses

Concept & Form Development

Concept

Apart from the river, the surrounding of the site is not really what we can call a good view. So the best view for the site is only the river and my design is to give as much possible view to the river as I can to the units.

Form Development

In order to give the full river view to the units, the form started from the simple L shape.

Phase 1

L shape to give the full view to the river

Phase 2

Mirror the shape to have more efficiency and giving the courtyard view to the opposite side of the building

Phase 3

Height adjusted as for the set backs

Phase 4

The top rectangle rotated a few angle to align with the river and have more clear view

To give the river view as much possible as I can, the 60 % of the units get the full river view, and the rest 40% are for more efficiency whcih get the courtyard view in the middle. The swimming pool is located on the river view side to give the people in the pool the view and at the same time, to give the sense and touch of water as if they are in the river by looking at the river. The courtyard has a fountain to give the sense of water and coolness to the people who are on the opposite side of the building. There are 2 lobbies, one in the building and one on the outside. The outside one is for those who have to take a bus or travel through pier to have a place while they wait. The fitness and multi-purpose room are located on the river side to give the view while they are working out or doing their stuff.

All the studios start from level 6, giving the view to the river. The roof top water tank is placed on the top of the roof, above the level 7, the roof top.

• Total Car Parking - 75 The columns of the building above run straight to the basement.

All the elevators and fire stairs run from the bottom of the building to the top of the building.

This is how it would look like when viewing from the opposite side of the river.

This is how it would look like when viewing from the main road of the site.

This is the section view from West to East.

Public Zone

The surrounding 3m offset from the boundary and the set back areas are all the public area.

Semi-Public Zone

The commercial area is the semi-public zone.

Semi-Private Zone

The courtyard and the swimming pool areas are the semi-private zone which divides the zone between semi-public and private zones. This zone is a shared space and only accessible by the residents.

Private Zone

The whole building is the private zone where all the units lie and only accessible by the residents.

Structural Diagram & Plumbing System

For the structure of the building, the main material is concrete and the system is column-beam. For plumbing, the water runs from the roof top water tank through the whole building and to the underground water tank. For mechanical and electrical, they run from bottom to top at the joint of the building, where two rectangular structures intersect.