Botanical Lounge
A restorative indoor environment inspired by nature.
Design Notes
The lounge reimagines how indoor spaces can foster calm and focus.
Inspired by the Amazon Spheres and sensory architecture.
Site Analysis
The project is an adaptive reuse of a generic office floorplate.
Constraints included HVAC interference and poor acoustic insulation.
Sketches
Sketches focused on circulation through plant-dense nodes.
Layered transparency and green partitioning became guiding concepts.
Schematic Design
Zoning plans divided spaces by light intensity and acoustics.
A central water feature with moss-covered stone informed the layout.
Final Design
Includes living walls, timber and glass elements, and circadian lighting.
Flexible lounge zones enable quiet reflection or casual collaboration.
Reflection on the Project
Bringing the forest indoors is more than a visual task—it's sensorial.
Designing for stillness made me rethink how space supports the nervous system.