Thailand's Hospitals Are Blossoming

Most people want to be comforted by a peaceful and calming environment when there ill and in pain in hospital but for patients in Thailand they are often met with stressed-out faces, dull white walls and fluorescent lights in the country’s public hospitals.

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That’s not to mention the long queues, the huge crowds, and the limited space. But what if we can turn that around?

What if recovering from your sickness was less like a tough hurdle, and more like a walk in the park? Welcome to the Ramathibodi Healing Garden.

On the 10th floor of the Somdech Phra Debaratana Medical Center at the Ramathibodi Hospital, a green lawn flourishes amidst the other grey concrete rooftops of Bangkok’s buildings. Once a helipad, the hot cement surface was transformed into a lush and colorful 2,400 square meter garden by landscape architecture firm LANDPROCESS.

Kotchakorn Voraakhom, founder of LANDPROCESS and a highly-active advocate for green public space, believes parks like this should not only serve as a recreational space, but also as a productive one. What if one park could heal, not only sick hospital patients, but also Bangkok’s deteriorating environment? By utilizing the hospital’s unused concrete rooftop, the garden creates a healthy environment for both the people and the city.

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