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.