This project recovers Charlesgate for people and natural systems after it was enshadowed and fractured by elevated roads for a generation. Pathways are designed to double-function for equipment access (lift and vacuum trucks) for viaduct maintenance and repair. Rain-gardens in recreation areas treat roadway runoff, store floodwater and create pollinator habitat. The rivers edge is reshaped to protect from floods, and also provide public access and riparian species habitat. The design utilizes standard material palettes of the involved public agencies (transportation, parks and water) in unexpected ways to allow for easy co-maintenance. By integrating considerations of infrastructure, natural systems and public realm, there is sustainability through shared use, maintenance and investment.
Presentations
Beyond the metal sheet – Thailand
Awards Lab Participants
Dolathep Chetty & Sawet Jaturachat – Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
Project Team
Félix Baroux, École nationale supérieure d'architecture et de paysage de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Sawet Jaturachat, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; Lucie Lauwerier, École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Nantes, Nantes, France; Krit Parephan, Kasetsart University, Thailand; Léna Bonion, École nationale supérieure d'architecture et de paysage de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Guillaume Bichon, École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Nantes, Nantes, France; Dolathep Chetty, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; Chanchakorn Siritaweechai, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; Warisara Phuengyeam, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Project
Bangkok is one of the main construction hubs in South East Asia. The city’s construction workers are the ones shaping the city. They come from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar or rural Thailand. All going to the same place: construction sites.
They live close to their working place, a building under construction. Living conditions should be questioned. The worker camp is made of wooden posts and low quality corrugated steel, standard materials of the dwellings. Just go beyond the metal sheets and you will discover the richness of an undercover world, hidden from the road. Inside those shaky villages, we realized that simple things could be done to significantly improve the living quality. Here is a voice for the forgotten one. The following study is the introduction of a large scale and complex phenomena.
Brick|Work|s
Awards Lab Participants
Dolathep Chetty & Sawet Jaturachat – Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
Project Team
Félix Baroux, École nationale supérieure d'architecture et de paysage de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Sawet Jaturachat, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; Lucie Lauwerier, École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Nantes, Nantes, France; Krit Parephan, Kasetsart University, Thailand; Léna Bonion, École nationale supérieure d'architecture et de paysage de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France; Guillaume Bichon, École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Nantes, Nantes, France; Dolathep Chetty, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; Chanchakorn Siritaweechai, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand; Warisara Phuengyeam, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Project
Bangkok is one of the main construction hubs in South East Asia. The city’s construction workers are the ones shaping the city. They come from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar or rural Thailand. All going to the same place: construction sites.
They live close to their working place, a building under construction. Living conditions should be questioned. The worker camp is made of wooden posts and low quality corrugated steel, standard materials of the dwellings. Just go beyond the metal sheets and you will discover the richness of an undercover world, hidden from the road. Inside those shaky villages, we realized that simple things could be done to significantly improve the living quality. Here is a voice for the forgotten one. The following study is the introduction of a large scale and complex phenomena.