INDA DESIGN 3 STUDIO BLOG: Project 1- Samy

< Bridge as a apart of Chula Campus>

Through this studio project, I wanted this pedestrian bridge to act as a smooth connection between both sides of Campus as being a part of Chula campus, not a complete stranger like current pedestrian bridge.

To give the users sequential experience and the feeling of continuity, I thought that functional and aesthetical correlation with the site-Phayathai road and Chula campus - is needed. So I decided to deal with the activities happening on the site ,that are poorly served by the site, to have functional similarity with better solution. Also, I decided to use similiar/same materials to provide sequential feelings.

Left side is where there is parking lot. Faculty of Architecture building is on the right side. I decided to remove the existing fence and make stairs starting inside of both sides of campus. Talking about smooth connection, I thought that entrances and the exits are very cruial. Starting from the architecture building side , the stairs are connected from the patio on the left end of the building which is purposed invite pedestrians by providing a very open entrance to the bridge- no clear boundary. Since there is a cafe, they can sit around and rest which would encourage them to be more interacted with the entrance. Also, for the parking lot side, I decided to put a skywalk along the middle rows of cars where they receive direct sunlights unlike the rows at the edges where trees are making shades. The stairs are insterted into spaces provided for plants at the end of a sidewalk so that they can easily access from the sidewalk. Also the stairs are rising from 2 sides of space for plants which creates another entrance/exit for the pathwalk in between cars. so people who parked their cars and approaching towards the Jamjuri 5 building would walk under the shades of bridge. Therefore, the both ends of the footbridge are suggesting functional continuity.