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Designing the City Garden relies heavily on those ancient beliefs in the cosmological system while the architecture has been made simple using different shapes in geometry to make it easy to understand. Furthermore, these simple shapes derive from cosmological mapping having Mount Meru or Khao Phra Sumeru as the center of the world, to which is now substituted with architecture symbolizing the on-going growth of Suvarnabhumi. That symbol is designed in the form of a gilded lotus being gently supported by 2 palms.
The elements surrounding the center is picture of the city and rivers in the imitated form of a decorated wall of the temple while the other elements, i.e. swan clinging on pole, have been selected to express a meaning related to flying which actually refers to the growth of the aviation industry. In addition, the imitated watermark using a block with resin is influenced by waves just like seen in the picture of the Anonda fish (Pla Anon) while adding the design with an ancient styled boat to give an impression of floating on real water.
To design the Country garden, a study on marine geographical elements and civilization of the sea people are needed. The mountain, river and fields are therefore, put into the design using various geometric forms symbolize those actual elements in order that those symbols will be made easier to understand. Simple mountains represent the hills covered with grass, vegetables and rocks. Mountains also mean a heart or core which creates a watershed to supply water for human beings in the lowland where there are plenty of fruit orchards and vegetable gardens. The architecture showing a flock of birds refers to the fertility of Suvarnabhumi at where rivers join together and proceed through mangrove forests and finally to the sea.
Another key principle influencing these 2 garden designs is the use of moveable landscape elements which can be used for other purposes when the original forms become displaced as result of the expansion of the Passenger Terminal Buildings in the future.
The plants species in the City Garden and Country Garden have been selected from a list in the Overall Landscape Design Guidelines.
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