This new 4-story secondary school
building for 1,500 students on a 1.7-hectare campus was created after the
existing building was demolished. It is located on the corner of Maharaj Road.
To the southeast are Ku Muang
Canal and the flower market, one of the busiest districts of Bangkok, and to
the southwest is the Chaophraya River, which provides both vista and
ventilation. These elements were important factors in the master-planning phase
and in the manipulation of open space.
The concept derived from retaining
the axis of the statue of Queen Prasripatcharindara, consort of King Rama V,
and was designed as a linked and connected open space to expand the vista of
the Chaophraya River.
The architecture is
characteristically modern, yet tropically oriented and includes cross
ventilation with good protection from the harsh sunlight through artificial
wood screens, which also provides space for leisure and recreation activities.
Much thought was given to the building sequence, which
included placing the administration zone close to Mahanak Road for convenient public
access. The classrooms border the central courtyard, and the dormitories for boarding
students are housed at the inner-most point, close to the river.