12 Water Collector - final presentation 1/6

Benz, Zing, Name and Tool came up with this idea of a building that besides the required functions, it should be able to act as a rain water collector and preserve. Although presently, the school has several rain water preserve tanks, they are not enough to keep water to spend for the whole year. They began with the idea of big roofs that act as rain water collectors. When the rain water falls from one level to another, it could create a temporary wall. Also water tanks could be part of some walls of the building.


They got the idea from visiting the Sea Gypsy Village where the villagers just use simple metal sheet to get water from the roof into their simple containers.


The roof diagrams.




The mapping of the rain directions and contours of the site. Since the do not want to cut the big trees in the site, the only area where they can build the big roofs is only on the left part of the site.


The models during the design process.

The one-to-one scale model at the site.

The final planning of the project. The main space for all the training activities is a big space on the front part of the building, also a big roof to collect the most water for the building itself and the school. The small rooms on the back of the site are the guest rooms where the smaller roofs could collect water to be used within each unit.


The lower level of the building is simply toilet and water tanks.



The final model. The space in between the buildings is quite nice pleasant. Congratulations guys! You did quite a good job.

11 Final Presentation Day

Last Monday September 24th, we had our final presentation of the six projects design for Baan Leam Tong Community and Resource Center at INDA studio.

Aslo we had several guests: A group of students and teachers from Regent International School, Pattaya led by Paul Crouch; Eddy Buranakul, the president of Far Diow Foundation; Tong and Go the architects who went over to Phi Phi Island with us for the workshop on their own expenses; my T.A. Sorawit, Isara and Namkhang; Deaw, an architect from DBALP.

Actually since early afternoon, the Regent school group, Eddy and myself had a meeting to set up all the prodedures to move the project on. Also Paul will go for a meeting of Round Square in India early this month, he will also have to present the project.

The presentation began arond 4:30 pm.

Joe, Hin, Toey and Pao on their 'Hammock' Project.


The audiences from Regent International School participated a lot on asking questions. As non-archiecture major students, they were able to come up with very precise and practical questions ! Very impressive indeed.


Deaw inspecting the model of Hammock Project.


Eddy gave some comments.


Meth, Ta, Sai and Tip explained their project.


Kwang, Bee, Joke, Pan and Mya showed their Water Pipe Project.


Oil, Praw, Nam and Prae presented their Prefabricated Modular idea.


Benz, Zing, Tool and Name and their Water Collector Project.


The model of Fam, Fern, Chompoo and Pam.


Paul was taping the presentation.


We finished around 7:30 pm. and had happy dinner altogether before the Regent Team head back to Pattaya.

Finally we have not yet made the final decision yet on which project we are going to choose. Most likely it will be one main project and then we will integrate good ideas from the other projects. Let's see.

Soon we will update you all the final presentation here.

10 Final Presentation

After almost two months since we came back from Phi Phi Island, we are arriving to our final presentation of the six schematic designs that the students have been working on. This coming Monday 24, 4:oo pm.



Also, we will have our important guests, teachers and students from Regent International School and Eddy from Fah Diow Foundation attending our presentation. Before the presentation, we will have a meeting of how to go on with the project. Surely you will be kept posted.