The Design of High-rise Buildings in Smart Cities of Thailand

Abstract

The objective of this research on the design of high-rise buildings in the smart cities of Thailand is to study the competitiveness in the construction of the smart cities in Thailand and to study the design of the construction of high-rise buildings in Thailand. This is a qualitative research by document analysis, observation in the target area and in-depth interview. The sample group consisted of those involved in the development of special economic zone and those involved in giving the commercial bank credit and 16 main informants. From the study it is found that 1) In the competitiveness of the construction of the smart cities in Thailand, there are not many experts who could construct the high-rise building in accordance with the design evaluation criteria. The competition is not high but there is a very high investment risk. 2) The design of high-rise construction in the smart cities of Thailand, is to consider from designing the building construction by using the building technology in the construction, designing the use of energy inside the building and the interior design. That the designed construction is outstanding different, modern, indicating the vision of being in the smart cities of using ICT, innovation in the building, with the design of net zero energy consumption. This will capture the interest of the people in the smart cities.