She is also the founder of the Koungkuey Design Initiative, which works with communities to rebuild public spaces.

[3] She earned her bachelor's degree in landscape architecture in 2001, when she was awarded a medal for exceptional academic performance.

[2] One of her goals is to increase Bangkok's resilience to climate change, especially flooding, and, to this end, she has received fellowships from Echoing Green and the Equity Initiative.

[19] Kotchakorn was inspired by King Bhumibol Adulyadej's concept of creating kaem ling, 'monkey cheeks', to capture rainwater runoff for later use.

[21] In December 2019, Thammasat University's Rangsit campus opened Asia's largest urban rooftop garden.

The 7,000 m2 space designed by Kotchakorn is intended to help offset some of the impacts of climate change, such as flooding.

[26] In 2020, The United Nations honored her as a winner of the 2020 UN Global Climate Action Awards, Women for Results.