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曼谷一直在变化，人们的生活方式也在发生着变化。

过去，人们喜欢居住在城市区域外的小住宅内，每天往返于城市与家之间。但今非昔比。为了适应快节奏的现代生活，新一代的年轻人更喜欢居住在城区公寓内。水平式的传统住宅格局已经过时，取而代之的是垂直式的住宅建筑。

当前，曼谷的交通状况是全世界最糟糕的城市之一，曼谷街道上现有800多万在册车辆。平均每人每天待在汽车内的时间至少是2—3小时。因此，泰国的开发商都在抢占最佳交通位置。他们不关心区域面积有多大，也不关心项目建成后的景观如何，只要邻近曼谷天空列车车站就已足够完美。然而，完美的商业地理位置并不意味着是完美的居住场所。我们此次面临的挑战是以景观为工具创造良好的环境，提高曼谷新生代居民的生活质量。

Bangkok has changed. So have her people.

In the past, we may prefer to live in small houses outside the city areas, and commute in and out the city daily. Not anymore. To fit the present time’s fast life style, New generation keeps moving in many condominiums inside the developed areas instead. Horizontal Living is out. Vertical one is the thing to do.

Currently, Bangkok’s traffic is one of the worst in the World. At the moment, there are more than 8 million registered vehicles on the roads of Bangkok. Here, an average person spends at least 2-3 hours a day in his/ her car. As a result, Thai developers are competing hard for the perfect plots of land in town. They do not care much about how big the plot is, or how great the view it would get. As long as it is right next to the BTS (Bangkok’s Sky Train) station, it is perfect.

However, a perfect site, commercial-wise, does not necessary mean that it is a perfect site for living. Our challenge is to create a good environment, using the landscape as the tool for better quality of life for Bangkok’s new generation.

2010年，Trop受到Sansiri的委托为曼谷高档住宅区Pyne设计一座花园。上文提到过，Pyne的地理位置十分优越：繁华城市区域的正中心、步行5分钟即可到达曼谷最大的商场、占地面积2,900 平方米、正前方是曼谷天空列车车站—这也是该住宅楼最大的卖点。

该住宅区交通十分便利，堪称完美。然而，除此之外的所有因素对设计师来说都是巨大的挑战。住宅区三面都是十分丑陋的老旧建筑，其中包括一些喧闹的夜店，与“高档”格格不入。更糟糕的是，约100米长、3—4层高的巨型车站体量让整个住宅空间更加拥挤，就像家门正前方矗立的巨大建筑体。周围的建筑将设计紧紧地局限在四边形的混凝土盒子内。

In 2010, Trop got a commission to design a garden for Pyne by Sansiri, a high-end condominium in Bangkok. As mentioned earlier, its location is just superb. Located right in the middle of busy urban district, just 5 mins walk from the city’s biggest shopping malls, the plot is about the right size, 2,900 sqm. It also has a BTS station right in front of the property, which really helped selling residential units.

Convenience-wise, the site is perfect. Considering everything else, it is a nightmare for designers. Surrounded by 3 sides of old ugly buildings, including some noisy nightclubs, it is hardly a high-end location. To make it worse, the train station basically makes the whole space look even more crowded. It is designed as a huge structure, about a hundred meter long, 3-4 storey high. Basically, it is like placing a huge building right in front of your door steps. Together with other surrounding buildings, our project is tightly trapped among concrete boxes by all 4 sides.

我们的主要任务是将花园和外观老旧的相邻建筑分离开来。为了将私人住宅区与繁华的外部世界隔开，我们第一步就是建造3m高的墙壁，墙壁上方栽种植物。从外部来看，墙壁只是一面正常的白色大理石直形墙；然而从内部来看，墙壁变成了阻隔周围混凝土盒子建筑的曲线线型。绿色区域有计划地布局在墙壁后面，横卧在列车车站和住宅区之间。

除了具备典型功能性的花园之外，还增加了由10m高的树木构成的城市森林，以进一步减少车站的影响。树木下方的绿色小“山丘”从边界墙一直延伸到大厅。起伏的“山丘”最大程度地扩大了绿植表面，这样居民可以看到比平面花园更多的绿色景观。

我们用圆角的线条代替了垂直线条。融入“山丘”的阶梯式走道不仅方便通行，还为“山丘”赋予了地形图案。此外，为了让森林更富生机，我们还设计了一些特殊的雕塑—“小鹿”，这些雕塑成为森林居民。花园的平坦区域上精心布置着贯穿区域两端的一系列混凝土道路。绿色草坪和混凝土小道的对比为住宅上方的居民带来了有趣的视觉体验。

Basically, our main task is to divorce our project from these not-so-good-looking neighbors. In order to separate the private space from the busy outside world, our first move is to create a 3m tall wall with planters on the top. From the outside, the wall appears like a normal straight white marble wall, but, looking from inside, the wall is changed into a curvy line to get rid of the boxy feeling space. Green area is strategically located behind the wall, in between the train station and the condominium. Instead of typical functional garden, an urban forest, with 10m tall trees, are proposed to reduce the impact of the station. Underneath the trees, a series of small green “hills” are created all the way from the boundary wall right next to the lobby. To maximize the soft surface, the hills move up and down, so the residents can see more greenery than they do flat garden. Perpendicular lines were avoided, replaced by angled ones with round corners. Steps are integrated into the hills for the easier walk, dividing the hills into some topographic patterns. To animate the forest, we designed some special sculptures, the Dearest Deers, as the inhabitants of the forest. On the flat area, a series of concrete pathways are orchestrated from one side to the other of the property. The contrast between green lawn and concrete paths creates delightful visual for our residents who live above.

▼穿过入口大门，居住者转瞬间从繁华喧闹的街道来到安静的绿色小区花园。The atmosphere could change in split second, from busy + noisy street to green + calm residential garden, once the residents walk through the entry gate.

▼曲线线条主宰着地面花园，让人们忘却外面世界的喧闹；停车场顶端的泳池有着与花园不同的外观，却带来相似的宁静体验。Curve lines dominate the ground floor garden, encouraging the residents to forget about the craziness outside, while the Pool on the top of parking structure offers different look, yet similar experience.

▼高高的本地树种—Dolichandrone Serrulata (DC.) Seem用来隐藏相邻建筑，并为花园带来阴凉。Tall local trees, Dolichandrone Serrulata (DC.) Seem, are used to hide the neighbors and to create shades for the garden.

▼为了减少地表流水，花园大部分区域覆盖了草坪，不仅有利于降低曼谷强烈阳光的反射热量，还能为住宅大厅创造宜人的微气候。In order to reduce surface running water, most of the garden floor is covered by Lawn. This can also reduce the reflecting heat from Bangkok’s extreme Sunlight, creating micro-climate effect at the lobby.

▼草坪呈条纹状，中间设置了走道方便人们漫步景区。The Lawn is divided into stripe patterns, with steps in between each other, for easier walk up the landscape.

▼草坪走道特意设计成与风景融为一体，同时在某些地方设置了雕塑，不仅让花园更富生气，还鼓励了小区内孩童与雕塑、景区的互动。Pathway is specially designed to integrated with the landscape, while, at some special places, sculptures are used to animate the garden, encouraging interaction with children who live in the property.

住宅高楼一般建在停车场的顶端。正常情况下，停车场的平面面积比住宅楼的面积更大，因此多出的区域便可成为泳池空间。Pyne也不例外。泳池位于第八层，即停车楼的顶层，是一个面积约370平方米的矩形平台。

我们第一步计划是创造一个“松散”的平面布局以摆脱周围盒状的空间感。因此，我们用一系列伸入泳池的小平台代替了经典的矩形甲板，同时用圆角线条代替了直角线条，并在池边点缀了绿色植物，这样水、平台和植物三种元素毫无缝隙地连成了一体。
由于相同的屋顶位置，曼谷大多数泳池都有着共同的名字—“天空泳池”。第一对“天空泳池”出现时十分让人惊艳，但慢慢变得惹人生厌。我们不仅要设计出美丽的泳池，更希望泳池能成为展现我们住宅区风采的独特景观特征。

为了让泳池脱颖而出，我们在泳池上方设计了“支架”，这种轻型的包芯结构形成了泳池的三维框架。传统的天空泳池只是建筑体顶端一汪平坦的池水，诚然，它也可以为游泳者提供很好的视觉体验，但是当人们从下仰视建筑体时，泳池便被彻底忽略。支架的设计让泳池完全与建筑融为一体。现在，当列车车站的乘客们仰视建筑时便能关注到三维框架内的特殊空间。夜晚，发光的“支架”为建筑赋予了光亮，让住宅在周围拥挤的建筑中熠熠生辉。

The residential tower is built on top of parking structure. Normally the parking part has a bigger floor plan than the tower, leaving the left over area as its swimming pool. The Pool @ Pyne by Sansiri is no different. It is designated to be on the 8th floor, which is also the roof of the parking structure. The area is a rectangular shape terrace, around 370 sqm.

In order to get rid of that boxy feeling space, our first move is to create a “loosed” floor plan. Instead of a typical rectangular pool deck, we proposed a series of smaller terraces integrated with the swimming pool. Perpendicular lines were avoided, replaced by angled ones with round corners. A series of “green” planters were also inserted here and there, combining all 3 elements, water, terraces and plantings seamlessly.

Again, most pools in Bangkok share the same name. They are called “Sky Pool”, because of its location on top of the roof. The first couple ones sounded very exciting, but, after a while, it got boring. Our design task was not only to design a pretty swimming pool, but we also wanted to created a unique landscape feature that can identify the character of our residents.

To make our pool difference than others, the “Skeleton”, a light cladded structure, was proposed to “frame” the swimming pool 3-dimensionally. Before, the so-called sky pool is just flat piece of water on top of the building. Sure, swimmers can enjoy a great prospect view outside, but, looking back to the building, nobody recognize the presence of that pool from below. With the “Skeleton”, the pool was fully integrated into the architecture.

Now the BTS passengers can look up and see the special space inside the frame. At night, the “Skeleton” glows, giving the architecture some “lightness” it needs badly in the crowded surrounding.

▼左：泳池设在停车场顶端，由四周连续的建筑立面围绕而成。
Left: Swimming pool is located on the top of the parking structure. The building’s facade is continued all the way, becoming the pool’s enclosure.
右：泳池边上的特定区域栽种了另一种当地树种—Barringtonia acutangula。它们稍稍高出支架，枝丫穿过支架孔连接在一起，树叶大小适中。
Barringtonia acutangula无需费心维护，阳光透过繁茂的枝叶在泳池上洒下斑驳的光影。
Right: Another local trees, Barringtonia acutangula, are planted at certain areas on the pool deck. They are a bit taller than the skeleton, allowing their branches to integrate through the voids. Their leaves are not too big nor too small. They are easier to maintain, and also allow the Sunlight to penetrate down to the pool.

▼立面支架将泳池与其他构体区分开来。支架蜿蜒在泳池上，将天空分割成有趣的图案。The Facade Skeleton distinguishes this pool from others. The structure serpentines above the pool, dividing the sky into interesting pattern.

▼沿着建筑立面设置了格栅状金属板，方便在曼谷气候下生长十分迅速的山牵牛向上攀爬。Along the tower’s facade, metal grating panels are installed as a climbing media for Thunbergia grandiflora, which thrives so fast in Bangkok’s climate.

▼从居住单元俯视，池水也被支架分隔成有趣的蓝色图案。Looking down from residential units, the skeleton also divides the water into interesting blue pattern.

▼泳池俯瞰图。泳池边的木甲板和植物与池水无缝连接，共同构成了独特的水景。The Pool from above. A series of wood decks and planters seamlessly integrate with the water. Together they combine into one unique piece of aqua-landscape.

TROP : terrains + open space
TROP is a landscape architectural design studio with a team of designers and construction supervisors.
Led by PokKobkongsanti, our philosophy is to create unique designs for each project that we work on. We believe that our design process is as
important as the design itself, so we work very closely with each of our clients. Since 2007, TROP has been working on various projects throughout
Asia.
……
Currently, our works include Hospitality, Residential, Commercial and Installation design.
We won an Honor Award in Residential Design from American Society of Landscape Architects, ASLA 2012, for our Quattro by Sansiri project.
Our Garden of Hilton Pattaya is also short-listed for Hotel of the Year 2012 by World Architecture News and also won Thailand Property Award
for Best Landscape Design.

Seascape, our first project in Singapore won Singapore Property Award, Residential Design Category as well.
PokKobkongsanti graduated from Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, in 2000. Since then, he had practiced with Mr. George
Hargreaves Associates and Mr. Bill Bensley of Bensley Design Studio.

Project: The Forest + Pool @ Pyne by Sansiri
Landscape Architects: TROP : terrains + open space
Design Director: Pok Kobkongsanti
Project landscape architects: Theerapong Sanguansripisut, Ekitsara Meedet
Architects: Palmer & Turner (Thailand) Co.,Ltd.
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Area: 2,900 sqm
Year: 2010-2013
Photographs: Wison Tungthunya, Tinnaphop Chawatin

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