AFLOOD PRROF PARK FOR A FLOOD PRONE CITY

BANGKOKIS A FLAT CITY ,WITH TODAYS CONSTANTLY FLUCTUATING CLIMATES CAUSE RISE
IN SEA LEVELS,AS SEA LEVEL RISES AND CONCRETE INFRASTRUCTURE MULTIPLIES,BANGKOK
IS SINKING BY 2CM EVERY YEAR.

THAILANDS FIRST UNIVERSITY,CHULALONGKORN

BY HARNESSING THE POWER OF GRAVITY
THE PARK IS BIENG ABLE TO COLLECT,
TREAT AND HOLD WATER TO REDUCE
URBAN FLOOD RISKS IN SURROUNDING
AREAS.SITTING ON A 3 DEGREE GRADUAL
INCLINE THE PARK IS EQUIPED WITH SEV-
ERAL ECO-COMPONENTS SUCH AS GREEN
ROOFS,RETENTION PONDS,WETLANDS,DE-
TENTION LAWNS LEAVING NOT A SINGLE
DROP OF RAIN WATER WASTED.
UNIVERSITY OFFERED A 11 ACERS OF LAND FROM
ITS CAMPUS CORE TO DEVELOP A PUBLIC PARK
FOR PEOPLE..OPENED IN 2017UNLIKE OTHER PARKS
IN THAILAND ,THIS IS THE FIRST CRITICAL PEACE
OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH DEMONSTRA
-TE HOW A PARK CAN HELP REDUCE THE URBAN
FLOOD RISKS,WHILE OFFERING THE CITY DWELLE
-RS A PLACE TO RECONNECT. ON PARK HIGHEST POINT ANY ONE CAN
SEE BANGKOK’S SKYLINE, IT IS THE BIGGEST
GREEN ROOF IN THAILAND COVERING
5200SQM. UNDERNEATH THE GREEN ROOF
LIES A MUSEUM AND PARKING SPACE.
THREE UNDERGROUND TANKS STORE
RAINWATER ABOSORBED FROM THE GREEN
ROOF.THE AMOUNT OF WATER COLLECTED
CAN IRRIGATE THE PARK FOR A MONTH.

THE EXCESSIVE RUN OFF FROM THE GREEN

ROOF FLOWS THROUGH FOUR CON-
STRUCTED WET LANDS,TWO ON EACH SIDE
OF PARK,A SERIES OF CASCADING PONDS
SLOW DOWN THE FLOW AND HELP IN
FILTRATION OF WATER. AT THE LOWEST
POINT THE RETENTION POND DURING THE
SEVERE FLOODING CAN STORE EXCESSIVE
WATER BY EXPANDING SIZE INTO LAWN.

CHEEKOTI VIVEK DATE:10-10-2020

AWARD WINNING CASE STUDY
Y-40 SIGN