Benjakitti Parike y'Ishyamba by Arsomsilp and Turenscape

Benjakitti Parike y'Ishyamba by Arsomsilp and Turenscape is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu in Igishushanyo cy'Isura y'Ubutaka Competition Category.

ZahabuIsura y'Ubutaka· 2024

Benjakitti Parike y'Ishyamba

by Arsomsilp and Turenscape

Client: The Treasury Department (Ministry of Finance)

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu Winner in Isura y'Ubutaka Category

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The Design

About Benjakitti Parike y'Ishyamba

Parike ya Benjakitti iherereye aho cyahoze ari uruganda rw'itabi rutarakora mu kigo cya Bangkok. Igishushanyo cya parike kirimo ibinyabuzima by'ibikurura n'ishyamba bitanga serivisi zirimo gucunga umwuzure mu mijyi, gutunganya amazi y'imiyoboro yanduye, n'aho ibimera n'inyamaswa kavukire bitura. Inzira zo kugenda n'inzira zo mu kirere zihuza parike byashizweho kugira ngo abashyitsi binjire mu kamere kandi bikabashishikariza gutekereza ku buryo abantu n'ikamere bashobora kubana mu mahoro. Intego y'abayishushanyije ni uko parike yerekana ubushobozi bw'uburyo bushingiye ku kamere mu gukomeza imijyi.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu

Benjakitti Parike y'Ishyamba ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Zahabu, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo biri ku rwego rwa mbere, bitangaje kandi by'indashyikirwa. Abegukanye Zahabu ni ibihangano birimo udushya twinshi, bifite icyerekezo kandi bimurika, bigaragaza impano, ubwenge n'ubuhanga bw'ababihanze. Benjakitti Parike y'Ishyamba biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano gishimwa cyane, gishyiraho imigendekere mishya kandi gitanga agaciro katigeze kaboneka. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Zahabu ni umushinga utangaje kandi wubahwa ugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Benjakitti Parike y'Ishyamba itera ibyifuzo bikomeye, ikangura ishyaka, ishishikariza guhanga kandi igatwara imitima yacu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Benjakitti Park is a Bangkok urban park located in the former Tobacco factory area after the factory was relocated to the outskirts. The design concepts are, firstly, to improve public understanding and knowledge about sustainability, hydrology, and forest ecology in the urban setting. Secondly, to become an initiative of the ecological park development model. Lastly, to serve the urban communities and preserve the city’s ecosystem by creating a biodiverse sanctuary that brings back lives.
Dimensions & Packaging: The design uses cut-and-fill earthwork techniques within the site to create landform character and reduce soil transportation costs. Regarding cost reduction, local materials like brick and exposed concrete are used and done by local masons. To achieve a low-impact goal, all existing road and drainage systems are kept. Additional elements like the skywalk and urban amphitheater are designed with a precast system which requires less construction area and period compared to conservative methods.
Tags: Urban Park, Urban Rejuvenation, Adaptive Reuse, Sustainable Design, Biodiversity, Ecological Restoration, Climate Resilience, Accessible Design, Stormwater Management, Biophilia
Production Technology: The crushed concrete from site demolition is used as island bases and water filtration layers instead of imported pebbles. Existing concrete paving blocks are reused as bicycle parking and seating area bases. The former tobacco factory buildings themselves are renovated into various facilities with sustainability in mind. Some parts of the roofs are replaced with translucent material to draw in natural light, and also parts of the solid walls are removed for better natural ventilation.
Design Challenge: A challenge for this project was introducing a new type of park that is designed to be nature-based instead of the existing activity-based parks in Bangkok in order to help locals understand how man and nature can live in harmony. Another challenge was solving the issues of floods, droughts, and polluted water. Also, we wanted to exhibit these issues as they were resolved to help visitors see the park’s role in urban ecosystems, which required evidence-based research and expert consultations.
Research: Water purification is one of the project’s cores. The park helps with cleaning water from 70 mg per L BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) to 5 mg per L BOD, producing 1,600 cu m of clean water a day. Constructed wetland is applied, along the 2-km-long water channel with a 1 per 1000 slope ratio, due to the evidence-based information that certain kinds of plants can absorb pollutants from water. Besides, there is a waterfall for the aeration process and an oxidation pond for the oxidation process.
Inspiration: With Thailand’s monsoon climate, floods and droughts are significant issues. The design comes up with a sponge concept that retains rainwater in the rainy season and discharges water in the dry season. The urban-sewage-polluted water from the adjacent canal is purified by native aquatic plants. The site is flat with a 0.5-meter-above-MSL elevation average and a high groundwater level case. Thai agricultural wisdom, furrow irrigation, is used to elevate tree roots, avoid floods, and drain water.
Project Duration: The project was designed in December 2019, finished in August 2020, started construction in November 2020, and finished in August 2022 in Bangkok.
Operation Flow: The land that was once occupied by industrial usage was transformed into a park that welcomes people of all ages, genders, races, and physical capabilities. Various spaces are provided such as bicycle lanes, nature walks, healing gardens, lawns, pavilions, and an urban amphitheater, all of which allow people to immerse themselves in nature. Operation parts require less maintenance since the park was designed to be self-sustained, which is overseen by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
Team Members: Client Collaborators: Tobacco Authority of Thailand, Royal Thai Army (Ministry of Defence), Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Design Consultant: Turenscape
Landscape Architect: Landscape Studio by Arsomsilp
Architect: Arsomsilp Community and Environmental Architect
Structure Engineer: Kasem Design and Consultant
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer: Optimology
Construction Manager: Stonehenge
Contractor: Royal Thai Army – 1st Development Division
Signage Designer: Plan Motif
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Royal Thai Army - 1st Development Division, 2022.
Image #2: Photographer Royal Thai Army - 1st Development Division, 2022.
Image #3: Photographer Royal Thai Army - 1st Development Division, 2022.
Image #4: Photographer Sarakadee Magazine, 2022.
Image #5: Photographer Mr.Srirath Somsawat, 2022.