A mixed-use development combining super luxury residences, hotel, and office spaces. The narrow urban site is transformed into a hidden tropical sanctuary inspired by magnolia petals, with soft curves shaping paths, gardens, and elevated green terraces. Vertical greenery creates lush walls that reduce noise and pollution, while layered landscapes and sky pools offer a continuous green journey and a rare moment of calm in central Bangkok.
Magnolias Ratchadamri Boulevard (Waldorf Astoria Bangkok)
Bangkok, Thailand
Rainforest Rediscovery
Project Information ↘︎
Client & Developer
Sun168 Corporation Co.,ltd.
Architect
Chat Architect
Status
Completed
Landscape Area
8,248 Sq.m.
Year
2024
Award
- TALA Award (2021)
- CRED AWARD (2020)
Design Director
Prapan Napawongdee
Landscape Architect
Thitiwat Chintanavitch
Anongnard Jungmongkolsawat
Horticulturist
La-ongdao Intana
Collaborator
M&E: Thai Enger Holding PLC.
C&S Engineering: Thai Enger Holding PLC. .
Graphic Designer: Thanaphum Thongprasert Photographer: W Workspace
Magnolias Ratchadamri Boulevard is a mixed-use development including a superluxury condominium, an office and a five-star hotel managed by Waldorf Astoria Bangkok. Located on Ratchadamri road, the project is in the central area of Bangkok, between Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok Hotel and Peninsula Tailors Bangkok Hotel.
With a land area of 43×240 sq. m., the project needs a solution to deal with its narrow area. The narrow area between 2 tall buildings create an vibe resembling to a mysterious and evergreen throughout a year, inviting visitors to explore and rediscovery the area.
The site area is surrounded by a street, leaving not much space between the road and the site boundary for landscape design. High green wall is introduced to transform the limited space into an evergreen forest-like area and also work as a vegetation screen against noise and air pollution from the public street.
The Ground Floor
Landscape design on the ground floor consists of curve lines on different features including roads and pathways. Curve lines are also used to separate the garden into several zones. At the front area, curvy rows of bushes are planted to screen the inner area which is a restaurant, providing privacy for the customers.
The narrow space between the bushes and the restaurant is filled with rare interesting tropical planting species, surrounding the restaurant with lush green. A mound is introduced here to hide the entrance of parking lot, and embrace a small Jazz Garden with a shape of the curvy g-clef symbol and covered with Thai planting species.
The 4th-5th Floor
On the 4th-5th floor located the common area of the condominium. The Step Garden connecting the 4th and 5th floor is covered with various species of Manolias, creating enchanting rich green scenery. A 30 meters-long lap pool, a kid’s pool and a Jacuzzi are offered to residents, enclosed with curvy rows of vertical garden corresponded to the building façade, creating privacy and fresh green atmosphere for the area.
The 16th Floor
The rooftop is an open space with amazing vast sky view from the heart of Bangkok city. A façade in a form of a curvy giant umbrella provides shade for the swimming pool beneath, and is also distinguished from surrounding areas as another striking landmark of Bangkok.
