23/09/2026
| Cloud 11: A Creator Hub Where Landscape Creates Room for New Green Possibilities in the City
Cloud 11 is Thailand’s first Creator Hub, a large-scale development in Bangkok designed around Work, Live, and Play. With facilities supporting work, living, and creativity, the project is envisioned as a place where people can spend an entire day. It also offers an opportunity to rethink what green and open spaces can do within a dense urban environment.
Shma developed the landscape from Snøhetta’s initial concept, integrating landscape across both the interior and exterior of the building. Rising above the city, the building became an opportunity to turn its verticality into an active experience. A continuous trail-running route connects the lower levels to the top before looping back down. Developed with Snøhetta, the distinctive yellow route serves as both a path for movement and a defining element of the project, with one complete loop spanning approximately 1.2 kilometres.
The landscape also creates connections with the surrounding city. Along the approximately 200-metre stretch of Bang Aor Canal, the open space becomes a linear park and pedestrian route linking Sukhumvit Road to Soi 66/1. The existing banyan tree is retained, while seating, lawns, interactive spaces, fountains, and urban furniture support different forms of use. Higher up, a large multi-purpose lawn and built-in seating create another shared urban space, bringing architecture, landscape, and everyday life together.
Ecology forms another layer of the landscape strategy. Inspired by the ecosystem of Bang Krachao, diverse planting creates habitat for small urban wildlife rather than simply adding greenery. As part of a wider green network connecting Bang Krachao, Nong Bon Lake Sports Center Public Park, and Suan Luang Rama IX, Cloud 11 can also act as a stepping stone for birds and other species moving through the city. The landscape therefore works for both people and other forms of urban life.
This approach expands the idea of where green space can exist in the city. It can move along building edges, ramps, rooftops, paths, and lawns, creating new relationships between nature and everyday life. At Cloud 11, colour, planting, movement, public space, and ecology come together to create room for New Green Possibilities.
Project Team
Director: Namchai Saensupha
Design Director: Yoottapol Samhansook
Landscape Architect: Prueksachol Chutchawanchaiphan, Panissara Kitisuthatham, Parittaporn Sirikojchakorn, Punmika Soodjairak, Pariyachat Kuttajug, Natasha Belle Garcia, Surachai Inta
Horticulturist: Tanee Sawasdee and La-ongdao Intana
Construction Manager: Anongnard Jungmongkolsawat and Sarawut Phunkoed
Client & Developer: MQDC (Magnolia Quality Development Corporation Limited)
Design Consultant: Snøhetta
Architect: A49
Landscape Architect: Shma
M&E: EEC Engineering Network Co., Ltd.
C&S Engineering: Beca (Thailand) Company Limited
Photographer: Nawin Deangnul