THE LINKAGE

Academic Project (Individual)

Architectural design III

Type: Cultural Center and Landscape

Site: Rama IX, Bangkok, Thailand

Instructor: Payap Pakdeelao

Connecter building between communities, nature and medition. As well as create the ecology and enhance the canal community Located in Vanathum park, the main idea is to renovate the park that suitable for more groups of people with the different programs on the bridge to loosen the boundary between people and people, people and nature by using the meditation activities and space as the medium.

Site Analysis

Most of the zone is the area surrounding are housing community and the range is from the neo classical mansion style housing to There are quite number of greenery around. The accessibity is quite convenient there are schools, religious centers. There are the site as well as the big pond like Nong Bon lake.

User ages

Young Children 0-15 years old

User Group

Teenegers 16-25 years old

Adults 25-60 years old

Elderly 61+ years old

The linkage is the bridge typology building to create the connection between community and park to the other community to reduce the difficulty of the transportation and make it easy for everyone to access the park. There are two buildings which reduce the specification of the program to be more universal to all. The park has two islands floating surrounded by the water that is from the large lake called nong bon lake.

First Island is for the recreational zone, there’s a running track provided at this zone as well as the pier for kayaking and other water activities. It is connected with bridge A which is the community library. The library sits horizontally which allows people to walk through while walking across the bridge. The louver windows can be open 90 degrees to make the most of the views and the natural light and ventilation by desire. The area would be open for everyone to borrow some books and read them anywhere in the library zone and park zone. There also is a meeting room where people reserve to work privately as well. The structure lifted a little bit of the ground for the existing transportation route and the canal.

For the roof of the library would be covered from rains and too much sunlight that would ruin the book while the walkway using the technique of trellis work to also allow the light to get in and reduce the use of energy. The interior uses warm light and mostly would rely on the use of natural light with the warm interior decorating. The books are arranged by the curvy walls and on the shelf where people can bring it and read in the reading area or in the provided tables and chairs.

Second island is the activities island that would provide the universal religious related activities that can be connected to non religious as well. The space and activities mainly focus on the meditation activities that can be accessed to all religions and all people. The island is separated into by the building whose first zone is the quited zone where people could do activities such as meditating, walking etc or any noise free activities. The second zone is an activity zone. There is a small amphitheater, walking path, and resting area surrounded by an abundance of trees.

In the bridge the space is more close and private, there are two separate rooms, first one is the meditation room where people can do yoga or meditation activities with lockers, restroom and showers. Next room is seminar room where people can gather in groups for group activities which has the partitions that enlarge the room by desire. There are also public toilets which allow any users.The walkway on this bridge can sit and relax as well and also in the middle connected 2 zones together.