# Purpose-Built Flood Parks Chulalongkorn Centennial Park Offers Bangkok a Space Even When Flooded By Justin Lam | Published 2018-08-22 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chulalongkorn-park References: [fastcompany](https://www.fastcompany.com/90219984/this-new-park-is-designed-for-a-future-of-flooded-cities?partner=feedburner&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feedburner+fastcompany&utm_content=feedburner) & [landprocessdesign.wixsite](http://landprocessdesign.wixsite.com/landprocess/copy-of-history) Sitting on a former swamp in the center of Bangkok, the Chulalongkorn Park is purpose-built to face the future fears and uncertainties revolving around climate change. Built to hold 1 million gallons of rainwater, this redesigned park takes advantage of former farmland and aims to provide the sprawling metropolis with a park that cannot be flooded. This key feature comes thanks to a [retention pond](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/breathing-sea-wall) and a slightly concave lawn that can hold more than 100,000 gallons of water. Chulalongkorn Park is also part of a new revitalization project aimed at restoring this area of central Bangkok. To accomplish this the park will include a museum with a large roof covered with native plants and also providing Bangkok residents with an expansive green space in the middle of the city. Image Credit: Chulalongkorn University Property ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.1/10 - Popularity: 58% | Activity: 27% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Purpose-built Flood Parks:** The trend of creating purpose-built flood parks will continue as cities around the world look for innovative solutions to the challenges of climate change and flooding. - **Climate-resilient Design:** The trend towards climate-resilient design will continue especially in cities that are prone to natural disasters like flooding. - **Green Urban Spaces:** There will be a trend towards creating large green urban spaces that are designed with the challenges of climate change in mind. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Landscape Architecture:** Landscape architecture industry is poised for growth as cities around the world require innovative solutions to the challenges of climate change and flooding. - **Engineering:** Engineering industry will continue to play a key role in creating climate-resilient designs especially for cities that are prone to natural disasters like flooding. - **Real Estate Development:** Real estate development industry will see a rise in demand for purpose-built flood parks and green urban spaces designed with the challenges of climate change in mind. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Flood-Defence Nature Parks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cf-mller.md) - [Urban Ecological Design Projects](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/urban-ecological-design.md) - [Flood-Smart Basketball Courts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grain-collective.md) - [Elevated Garden-Filled Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cloud-11.md) - [Floating Cultural Plazas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aquapraca.md) - [Upcoming Architectural Floating Parks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/centroparco.md) - [Floating Amazon Plaza](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-aquapraa.md) - [Regenerative Eco-Park Infrastructures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lake-texcoco.md) - [Artfully Made Floating Plazas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aquapraa.md)