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Bangkok – A new district is being built in the heart of Bangkok: “One Bangkok” is expected to be completed by 2025. The 16 hectares will then offer offices, residential properties, retail space and public areas.

An article by World Architecture News states that One Bangkok is the largest private sector development project that has been launched in Thailand to date. Architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) is currently working on final plans for the development with its Thai subsidiary and cooperating with a team of architects and spatial planners from both Thailand and around the world for the project.

Following completion, an estimated 60,000 people will live and work in the vertical village. The vision for One Bangkok is to establish a place that promotes wellbeing in a dense urban environment. The eight hectares of public plazas and landscaped green spaces which are planned will help make this vision a reality.

The intention is also for One Bangkok to gain LEED Platinum certification. In addition, the construction will be utilising sustainable design and will focus on reducing energy and water consumption. For example, the choice of building materials and the design of green spaces will enable rainwater to be used in a way that preserves and replenishes the precious resource of water. The design of the high-rise buildings is also tailored to the local climate to reduce the ecological footprint of the district.