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CARE AT THE WATER’S EDGE

Vajiralongkorn Dam Reservoir, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
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Field-0 is collaborating with the Karen Indigenous community living in the Vajiralongkorn Dam Reservoir, whose ancestral forest lands were submerged following the dam’s construction in the 1980s. Today, many displaced villagers live on floating rafts above their flooded homes, their lives rising and falling with the dam’s cyclical water releases. Though surrounded by water, they remain without access to safe drinking water.

As an initial step, we are working with the Pilok Pho Village Nursery to design and install a rainwater collection and filtration system. Following the rhythm of the rain, this system will provide safe drinking water for the children and serve as a communal resource for the wider village. The process is mediated by the Forest Tradition temple, a well-respected local guardian.

If you wish to stand with the community in supporting the development of this vital infrastructure, contributions can be made below. Every gesture of support is received with deep gratitude.

The work continues — slowly, collectively, in rhythm with the rains. To follow our shared journey or learn more, please get in touch.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Project team: Jingru (Cyan) Cheng & Chen Zhan in collaboration with PuPla Kaewprasert

Research and fieldwork are supported by the Harvard GSD’s Wheelwright Prize and the Canadian Centre for Architecture’s CCA-Mellon multidisciplinary research programme.

CREDITS
Images by Chen Zhan and Jingru (Cyan) Cheng

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