Mega Park

Mega Park at the Megabangna shopping centre in Bangkok, designed by Landscape Collaboration, is a new pedestrian link between the existing mall and a future mixed-use extension that will add retail, tourist attractions and residential quarters. The park acts as the main hub strengthening pedestrian circulation for the whole development, with a double-level circulation system: an elevated walkway connects from inside the mall via a bridge and runs to the park's features, including an amphitheatre, a canopy walk and treehouses. Universal-design ramps are integrated at every node so that everyone moves seamlessly between the elevated walkway and ground. The elevated structure both provides vantage points and shades the ground-level paths. Soft landscaping presents a horticultural display: ironwood dominates, mixed with other tropical trees to create a forest effect along the canopy walk; tropical shrubs along the paths let children learn species rarely seen in central Bangkok. Perennial flowering strips, three metres wide, provide food and habitat for bees and butterflies, and a cycling path lets children play while learning about local flora and fauna. The park is designed as a safe, pleasant family gathering place through carefully detailed landscape features and diversified planting. Project details are limited in the source material.