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BLIND TOURISM |
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| THE SENSORIAL RING |
With the current problem that tourist, in general , traveling just to see the thing they haven't seen before which mean sometimes the true meaning of traveling has been overlooked. So this tourism is a form of traveling in which people focus on experiencing through others human senses not just the sense of sight in order to understand the place in authentic way. At this point, to deeply understand the idea of this perception, I have been carefully analysing through the way that blind people perceive a thing through different elements in Bangkok which lead to result that they could able to use one sense as consideration to perceive one thing at a time. This also become beneficial in a way to maximize the ability of each senses that people are currently using.
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| DEVELOPPMENT OF FORM site : chatuchak |
So let me take you to my hotel which is located in Chatuchak where is one of the famous traveling place in Bangkok. However, the Chatuchak as everyone know might not be the same at this time once you get entered the lobby through the main entrance at the BTS station. By taking blind people perception as strategies, the hotel’s intention is not only seeks to amplify the human senses which could be perceived differently according to different context but also enhance the activities of the local underneath the hotel. In order to connect various attracting places start from BTS Mo Chit to Chatuchak park, JJ market until Chatuchak green night market , a ring is the strongest shape to consider. The sequence works almost as an exhibition space which give an unrepeatable path that you do not have to go back and repeat the same sensations.
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| PROGRAMATIC AXONOMETRIC |
Between the rings, a sets of collective programs and accommodation units are placed differently relating to the context providing unique sensation to experience. These programs are connected with completely enclosed corridor where are not allowed to receive anything from the context.
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| SECTION |
To be clear, as it can be seen from the section, the collective programs are the part that slope up and down depend on specific context while the accommodation units are located between the collective programs,hanging underneath corridor which can be entered by the spiral stair.
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| COLLECTIVE PROGRAM PLAN |
Regarding the specific context as I have mentioned, as it can see from plan’s fragment, all of the collective programs are all related to the context. For example, the aviary is placed over the bird feeding area where it is gathering by a group of pigeons, the playground and exercise program is placed between existing playground. And the public pool is located over the existing lake.
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| COLLECTIVE PROGRAM ISOMETRIC |
However , what makes it become unique is that you might not know where you are until you reach the collective program. Since in each program, there is an open point that allow you to perceive the context. For example, at the restaurant you can having a great meal while enjoying the view of the sky from the openness of the roof or even at the public pool, You can enjoy watching a beautiful lake from an open at the bottom of the ring. In term of materiality, as it can be seen from this drawing, the enclosed part were made from the concrete while the open part is completed with the wood structure covering with a glass surface.
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| ACCOMMODATION UNITS |
Another part that must be experienced is the bedroom. For this hotel , there 4 types of accommodation units, First of all , a room of texture which connected to the ground or the building where allowed you to touch the texture of the paving system of the facade of the context. Secondly , a room of scent which allow you to sleep on the nose of the room which use for collecting the smell of the context. Thirdly, a room of noise which allow you to sleep on the megaphone structure that used for amplifying the sound of the context. A room of view which work as a obscura camera using for capturing and projecting the perspective of the context inside the room. These bedrooms are provided you an experience which could be perceived in different context. For example, the room of scent that is placed over the street vender of JJ market might allow the dweller to enjoy the smell of the street food while the room of scent that locate over the Chatuchak park might allow them to enjoy the scent of flower or tree instead.
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| ATMOSPHERIC IMPRESSION I |
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| ATMOSPHERIC IMPRESSION II |
To end up, what I have propose here is not a futuristic way of traveling, but I want to bring back the true meaning that we must gain from traveling which is experiencing. The hotel itself would not only left the tourist with an pleasing experience but also promote the environment of the existing to enjoy local activities. I will be very pleased to invite you all to this hotel or you can called it the “ The sensorial ring”. I guarantee that once you came here, no matter how long had passed, the memories still be kept last forever.
