The Highline in New York City has popularized the idea of repurposing urban infrastructure into green, public space and the architects at Marques and Jordy have taken that idea to heart with a new concept entitled 'The Thailine.' The project is a series of colorful pedestrian, cyclist and electric tuk-tuk pathways that will run underneath and around Bangkok's existing network of highways.
Bangkok is a major metropolis that is currently struggling with environmental concerns that include air quality, water cleanliness, and energy usage. Not only does The Thailine present an attractive and brightly hued space for green modes of transportation, but the project also explicitly addresses issues within the city by incorporating waste treatment centers, health centers and sustainable devices like solar trees and gray water storage.
If implemented, The Thailine's brightly colored pathways would increase green space within Bangkok by 200%.
Eco Urban Pathways
'The Thailine' is a Park System That Stretches Beneath Bangkok's Highways
Trend Themes
1. Repurposing Urban Infrastructure - The Thailine concept presents an opportunity to repurpose existing urban infrastructure into green, public space.
2. Sustainable Transportation - The colorful pathways of The Thailine provide a disruptive innovation in the field of green modes of transportation within major metropolises.
3. Integrated Sustainability Solutions - The Thailine project demonstrates the potential for integrating waste treatment centers, health centers, solar trees, and gray water storage into urban infrastructure.
Industry Implications
1. Urban Planning and Architecture - The Thailine project calls for innovative solutions in urban planning and architecture to design and implement the colorful pedestrian and cyclist pathways.
2. Transportation and Mobility - The Thailine presents opportunities for disruptive innovations in sustainable transportation, particularly in the development and implementation of electric tuk-tuk pathways.
3. Environmental Technology - The integration of waste treatment centers, sustainable devices like solar trees, and gray water storage in The Thailine project opens up potential opportunities for disruptive innovations in environmental technology.