THE PHILOSOPHER'S TRAIL

With Owner’s vision, As an Institute to educate the new generation to prosper in Science and Technology for Thailand, to create a place/park for CAMPUS’s student–teacher–personnel as well as surrounded public nearby to use for passive recreational activity.

The main objective for the task is the request to create the Place to be a very TRANQUIL environment FOR the user TO be in touch with ONESELF and NATURE. While walking, ONE can leave behind the stress to Contemplate with oneself which may-shall lead to the enlightenment and realization of the NEW KNOWLEDGE for new Creation - Invention – Innovation. Thus the walk of The Philosopher’s Trail has derived.

Our criteria for site selection, that the site must be a very tranquil / quiet space. It must have a good / distinct view within the campus. The site must situated not too far from the Campus main pedestrian traffic YET it needs to be apart for a certain distant from the everyday main pedestrian circulation. Island in the LAKE closer to the main buildings cluster’ connections had been chosen.

As the chosen plot was not that big, the design had employed many of design strategies to laid down the trail that maximize its experience by stretching – twisting – bending leveling up and down. The control of visual sequence is by using the combination of various vegetation with landform design aspects to closed-open the visual aspect of the trail, Thus shall give the ONE concentration as in meditative mode while moving along the path.

4 Sculptures of ILLUSION – PERSEVERANCE – INTROSPECTION - EGO by National Artist had been placed along the trail as a reminder and encouraging to ONESELF of the process “how shall ONE go through and experience before enlightening of the NEW KNOWLEDGE?” Thus the PHILOSOPHER’s WALK shall fulfil its creation.