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Up-side down Bangkok
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STATUS
Concept
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
Bangkok is a city in constant evolution and needs new solutions to improve its inter- connectivity. For this reason, elevated expressways skim through the Thai capital in order to bring forth its expansion, offering a radical though efficient solution to its congestion. Yet, in providing an answer, the expressways also undoubtedly alter the urban landscape and break apart the connective fibers between the city and its people.
The project ‘Up side down Bangkok’ was driven by the need to understand the morphologic phenomena of these specific urban fractures. It focuses specifically on the wasted land beneath the elevated roadways, which are otherwise left in a rough state of decay.
Convinced that these spaces have a potential for re-appropriation and the ability to reconnect the divided neighborhoods, the design aims to convert the negative voids into social and welcoming leisure areas for the citizens of the city.
Located on a 400meter long section of the approximately total 25,000m2 of left over space, a leisure infrastructure is suspended underneath the concrete bridge. Alternating between enclosed and open-air structures the pedestrian area provides a unique sense of space and scenery and opens itself to planned and informal use.
A metal frame system holding various programs such as theaters, mahjong parlors, yoga studios, tennis courts, restaurants and night clubs, can be adapted to suit the specific needs of each neighborhood. Simple in its development and implementation, this alternative public space drastically transforms the atmosphere and accessibility of the congested city and reinforces its urban identity.
The project ‘Up side down Bangkok’ was driven by the need to understand the morphologic phenomena of these specific urban fractures. It focuses specifically on the wasted land beneath the elevated roadways, which are otherwise left in a rough state of decay.
Convinced that these spaces have a potential for re-appropriation and the ability to reconnect the divided neighborhoods, the design aims to convert the negative voids into social and welcoming leisure areas for the citizens of the city.
Located on a 400meter long section of the approximately total 25,000m2 of left over space, a leisure infrastructure is suspended underneath the concrete bridge. Alternating between enclosed and open-air structures the pedestrian area provides a unique sense of space and scenery and opens itself to planned and informal use.
A metal frame system holding various programs such as theaters, mahjong parlors, yoga studios, tennis courts, restaurants and night clubs, can be adapted to suit the specific needs of each neighborhood. Simple in its development and implementation, this alternative public space drastically transforms the atmosphere and accessibility of the congested city and reinforces its urban identity.
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