Research & publication
The Walking Glasgow

M.Arch (Urban Design) thesis, GSA, August 2022

How might Henri Lefebvre's concept of 'appropriation' be applied to lane morphologies to increase the walkability of Glasgow's Blythswood gridiron? The research-led design project explore the urban sociological and physical aspects of walking, and raise questions for city planners and designers for the inclusion of pedestrian-centric walkability in the planning process.

Density, in relationship to the network of street vendors: A look at Bangkok’s block density & their representation of public realms

Academia Letters, February 2022

There are several overlapping methods in calculating urban density used in the research field - each with its own exclusion of certain aspects of the urban fabrics beyond the built forms. By testing the prevalent density measurement methods to understand the organisation of street vendors in Bangkok, this study not only looks at the density of the built form but also its functional use; and their relation to the public realm.

A Walk in Glasgow: a closer look at pedestrians and walking conditions in city centre area, through the time

December 2021 (unpublished)

A person, the act of walking (roaming, wandering) and, the civic environment. People learn to walk at a young age, often before learning how to talk. Yet, research on walkability tend to 'flatten' the notion to those of the quantifiable urban tissues. What does it mean to be walking in the city? What does it take, and how might things change without one (or more) factors of the walk?

journal: urban design theory

June 2021 (unpublished)

The cumulative notes on urban design theories and fieldworks. Done as partial coursework during a semester at unimelb.

Livable Silom: Utilizing Empty Space in Urban Context

B.Arch thesis, KMUTT, May 2020

A research study on utilising empty space in urban context and a design intervention for the street-vendor-friendly architectural typology, set in Silom (Bangkok's former CBD).

Hidden / openspace

March 2019 (unpublished)

A research study on the (hidden) open space in central Tokyo. Done as part of the research exchange study at Kazunobu Minami lab, SIT (Japan).

Upcoming research project(s) & paper(s)

(upcoming paper)

[co-author] Bangkapi Walk: How might area-specific design solution help shaping the overall urban walkability?

(upcoming paper)

[colab] Food on Foot: how far planning policy should?

(upcoming paper)

Non-walk: the sociological paradox of walking and walkability in the contemporary cities

(upcoming paper)

How might Bangkok's street and alley morphogenesis suggests of its trending walkability trend?

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