Dhanarak Asset Development (DAD) Co Ltd has a plan to renovate the rooftops of a car park building and a maintenance building in the Government Complex on Chaeng Wattana Road to turn it into a 5.4-rai public park. The project will be completed next year.
DAD managing director Nalikatibhag Sangsnit said the firm is willing to create larger areas of green spaces in the 40-rai complex, lifting its utility from an office area to Bangkok's new green lung.
The DAD has transformed the rooftops of the car park building and a nearby depot building into public parks with a total area of 8,662m² or about 5.4 rai, thereby creating the biggest public park in Chaengwattana Road and Lak Si district.
The DAD will also build a connecting walkway between the car park and depot buildings on the second floor of both buildings for people who want to visit both rooftop parks.
Mr Nalikatibhag said the DAD has also built an elevated walkway, covering 213 metres, connecting the Government Complex to the Pink Line's Government Complex station for public use. Also, another public park of 1,701m² will also be created in front of the Government Complex.
Besides green spaces, DAD also aims to create recreational areas such as a clubhouse, meeting points, an activity area and an education centre on the second floor of the depot building. The management will be handed to the Office of Knowledge Management and Development.
"The DAD has been pushing the Government Complex to be a part of the community in Lak Si district. We are trying to solve traffic congestion as well as create more green spaces, and transform the complex to be both an office area and a recreational space for the public," said Mr Nalikatibhag.
He added that once the project is completed, the Government Complex will consist of over 145 rai of green space out of its total area of 449 rai, making the complex the biggest green area in eastern Bangkok.