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Prototypal Community Center for Bangkok's Future Net Zero Ambitions

Abstract

This project is a carbon safe haven of Bangkok, aspiring to be the prototypal gateway of the future's carbon net zero ambitions. The project aims to answer the fundamental "flaw" of the existing urban fabric, still being extremely inefficient and highly polluting. Conversely, Carbon Oasis would not only create its own energy, but look to provide its excess energy and water surplus' back to the city and its surroundings. Taking parts of the existing city and implementing new concepts to inspire a change in the urban fabric and its people.

Objective

โครงการนี้เริ่มต้นจากความสนใจส่วนตัวในด้านสิ่งแวดล้อมและ Green Design โดยณปัจจุบันโลกกำลังเผชิญกับวิกฤตสภาพภูมิอากาศ ซึ่งตอนนี้อุณหภูมิโลกได้เพิ่มสูงขึ้นถึงระดับ 1.5°C และกำลังเข้าใกล้ขีดจำกัด 2°C เพื่อรับมือกับสถานการณ์นี้องค์กร United Nations ได้กำหนดเป้าหมายใว้ในปี 2015 ในการบรรลุ Carbon Net Zero ภายในปี 2050 โครงการนี้ทำขึ้นเพื่อเป็นจุดเริ่มต้นของการเปลี่ยนแปลงในสถาปัตยกรรมสู่อนาคต

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