C h a p t e r 4 

Site Consideration
 
Site Selection 
 
Site Selection Criteria 
Location  
According to Chapter 1, Child’s Smile CHest should be located on the Thonburi side. 
- Accessibility : public transport, traffic route and highway interchange 
- Facility : busy retail district, shopping mall or restaurant. ​Convenience 
makes a better overall patient experience and contributes to the likelihood that 
they will return.  
- Near residential or community area 
- High Visibility from passing traffic 
Site Quality 
- Healing environment consideration : avoiding health effects ​such as noise and 
smell pollution. It should provide good air quality, landscape and natural light. 
- Site orientation : ​the building facing south will receive more wind. 
- Site shape  
Land Size 
- Enough land for facilities such as parking, drainage and future growth. 
Distance from other hospital  
- It should be within 15-30 min traveling time.(radius 25 km).​ In order to transfer 
patients that our hospital cannot handle and support the other hospital 
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Site Choices 
1. Site 1​ Prannok rd.​ (7500 sq.m.) located 2 minute from MRT Fai Chai 

​Figure 4.1​ ​Site 1 Location,​ ​Bang Khun Sri, Bangkok Noi 

 In a radius of 5 km, there are around 16 schools in this area. Around the site are 
all residential areas. In a radius of 2.1 km, there are big hospitals such as Siriraj 
hospital and Thonburi hospital which is a general hospital. Siriraj hospital is one of 
the best hospitals in Thailand.   
   
2. Site 2 ​Thakam rd, 200 m. from Rama 2 rd. ​(8000 sq.m.) located near Big C Rama 
2 and opposite Central Rama 2 
 

 
​Figure 4.2​ ​ Site 2 Location, Samadam, Bangkhuntian 
 
3. Site 3​ Rama 2 rd. ​(11,357​sqm.​) located opposite MG Rama 2 

Figure 4.3​ ​ ​Site 3 Location, Bangmod, Chomthong 

 
Site  2  and  site  3  are  3.2  m.  apart.  There  are  almost  20  schools  in  this  area. 
Around  the  site  mostly  are  residential,  scattered  with  industrial  and  commercial  areas. 
There are a lot of public hospitals and 2 general hospitals along Rama 2 rd. 
  
Site Selection Criteria  Weight  Site 1  Site 2  Site 3 

Location          

Accessibility  5  15  10  20 

Facility  2  4  10  6 

Near residential or community area  3  9  15  12 

High Visibility  4  16  8  20 

Site Quality         

Healing environment  4  12  16  16 

Site orientation  2  6  6  8 

Site shape  2  10  10  10 

Land Size  5  25  25  25 

Distance from other hospital   4  20  16  20 

Total    117  116  137 

 
Table 4.1​ ​ ​Site Selection Score 
 
Site 3 Current appearance 

Figure 4.4 ​ ​ Appearance of the Selected Site  

 
 
Site Information 
Site Location 

Figure 4.5 ​ ​ Location of the Site   

 
Location : Saratangluang, Bangmod, Chom Thong, Bangkok, Thailand 
Total Area : 11,357 sqm 
Accessibility : via Rama 2 road. The road can be accessed ​Chalerm Maha Nakhon  
express way 
Nearby Hospital : Banprokok Hospital (3.7 km.), Bangmod Hospital (1.4 km.) 
 
Site Boundary 

Figure 4.6 ​ ​ Site Boundary on Google Map  

Site Analysis 
 
● Land Use 
Most  of  the  land  is  residential.Along  the  main  road  are scattered with commercial 
and institutions (such as school and hospital).  

  Institution  Commercial  
  GreenArea  Residential 
● Neighbouring 
There  are  restaurants,  temples  and  schools  near  the  site.  There  are  also  high 
buildings at the back of the site. 
  
   
● Accessibility 
 
Direct  
 
Getting to ​Child’s Smile Chest Hospital  
 
 
 
 
 

 
● Nearby Hospital  
 
 
 General Hospital 
- Bangprakong Hospital : 6-12 mins 
- Bangmod Hospital : 10-18 mins 
- Nakornthon Hospital : 8-14 mins 
- Prarama Rama 2 : 9-16 mins 
- EKH Hospital : 28-45 mins 
 
● Sensory 
Noise  mainly  comes  from  the  main  road  and  temporary  noise  from  the  temple. 
The smell comes from temples, restaurants and markets. 
 

 
 

The  picture  above  shows  the  view  surrounding  the  site.  The  site  is  mostly 
surrounded  by  organization  and  residential.  There  is  a  high  building  in  the 
southeast  (a  condominium).  In  front  of  the  site  is  MG  rama  2, a car company. On 
the east, there is a TSK crane company. Around the site is quiet and not crowded. 
But  there  is  some  noise coming from the main road and temporary noise from the 
temple when they have an event. 
 
 
 
 ● Law and Regulation 
 
Orange Area Colour Code (Yor 6) 
Orange area colour code is a low density residential area. The law and regulation 
are defined below. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Area = 11,357 sq.m.

FAR 4.5 : 1 
Total Building Area :  
32,863 sqm 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Area = 11,357 sq.m. 

OSR 6.5  
Total Open Area :  
738.2 sqm 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Area = 11,357 sq.m. 

SET BACK  
Front = 6 m. 
Side / Back = 6 m. 
Attach the River = 3 m