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THE MET
2003-2010 built
Stories: 69
Height: 230 m / 755 ft
Gross Floor Area:
124,885 m2 / 1,344,251 ft2
Plot Area:
11,361 m2 / 122,288 ft2
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Green Plot Ratio: 180%
Community Plot Ratio: 110%
Civic Generosity Index: (2 thumbs up)
Self-Sufficiency Index:
Energy: 0%; Food: 0%; Water: 20%
Ecosystem Contribution Index:
(2 thumbs up)
Client: Pebble Bay Thailand Co. Ltd, Local Architect: Tandem Architects LLC, Mechanical & Electrical Engineer: Lincolne Scott Ng Pte. Ltd, Civil & Structural Engineer: Worley Pte. Ltd., Quantity Surveyors: KPK Quantity Surveyors Singapore P/L, Landscape Consultant: Cicada Pte. Ltd.
Offering a new model for high-density tropical housing in dense Asian cities, The Met is a prototype of a naturally ventilated, perforated, indoor-outdoor, green tower that is a sustainable alternative to sealed, glazed curtain wall buildings in the tropics. Six 69-storey ‘Breezeway Towers’ are placed on a staggered plan, with ‘Horizontal and Vertical Breezeways’ facilitating cross ventilation and daylight penetration through the blocks. All apartments are designed as ‘One Unit Thick’, making tropical living without air-conditioning possible.
The development forms a ‘Domesticated Megastructure’ that compliments the scale of central Bangkok. ‘Screens of Green’ wrap around the 9-story car park podium, serving as an environmental filter and providing green relief. Horizontal bands of ‘Sky Gardens’ are also designed to create dramatic, yet human-scaled external spaces in the sky every 6 floors, while ‘Tropical Community Spaces’ located on three ‘Multiple Ground Levels’ span the width of the building, providing a ‘High-Density, High-Amenity’ aerial environment for all residents to enjoy.
