Infinity Ground : Thailand and Taiwan Contemporary Architecture

happens through discussion and conversation.
The overall space is flexible enough
to accommodate different types of learning
activities and emphasize the prayer room
as an example of critical learning within the
organization.
Thammasat University
Urban Rooftop Farm (TURF)
Amidst the climate crisis, food and water
scarcity pose tremendous threats to human
civilization. Once abundant agrarian societies
rich with food sources, Bangkok and cities
across Southeast Asia are victims of unregulated
urbanization on rice-producing regions.
The once fertile marshlands have transformed
into paralyzed concrete developments—no
longer able to breathe, absorb water or grow
food. To revive the land on which it stands,
the Thammasat Urban Rooftop Farm (TURF)
unites principles of modern landscape design
with traditional agriculture of rice terraces,
to transform wasted space into a productive
organic rooftop farm—Asia’s largest.
As rainwater zigzags down the slopes, each
level of TURF harvests runoff from the previous
cell, forming unique clusters of micro-watersheds
along the terrace to helping absorb,
filter and purify rainwater while growing food
for the campus. By the end of its journey, four
retention ponds await on each wing, capable
of holding up to 3,095,570 gallons of water
once combined. These ponds significantly
reduce the volume of stormwater leaving the
site while mitigating unexpected flood and
drought disasters. They present a solution to
storing excessive runoff during intense storms
for future use during dry spells.
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