Commercial Landscape

Office Garden

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Designed for a private office environment, this project explores how landscape architecture can actively support wellbeing and daily performance within a working routine.

The brief focused on creating a restorative natural setting where employees could step away from screens, recalibrate attention, and reconnect with a slower rhythm during the day.

Despite the compact site area of approximately 200 square metres, the ambition was to create a landscape with a strong spatial presence and emotional depth — a place capable of feeling larger than its physical boundaries.

The composition is organised around a functional terrace directly connected to the water’s edge. Positioned as an extension of the office interior, the terrace serves as a setting for informal meetings, short breaks, and moments of individual retreat.

A large-scale waterfall forms the visual and acoustic anchor of the garden.

Intentionally disproportionate to the size of the site, it introduces vertical drama and creates a sense of immersion, separating the workplace atmosphere from the surrounding urban context.

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The sound of falling water generates continuous white noise, softening external disturbances and establishing an acoustically calm environment.

The client envisioned a generous water element that would remain safe and approachable for everyday use.

The solution was a predominantly shallow pond finished with decorative lining that enhances clarity and reflectivity, creating an aquarium-like experience. Fish remain highly visible and naturally approach the terrace edge.

Over time, feeding the fish evolved into a daily ritual for the team — a simple but meaningful pause that supports mental reset and informal social interaction within the workplace.

Located within a dense urban setting, the site was enclosed by high perimeter fencing that initially imposed visual pressure and reduced the perception of openness.

A layered vertical grove was introduced along the boundaries to dissolve this condition. Multi-level planting softens the hard horizontal line of the fence, visually extending the space while creating privacy.
Gentle topography and a meandering pathway reinforce the experience of movement through a natural environment rather than a confined courtyard.

The project demonstrates how even a small commercial site can function as a restorative landscape ecosystem.
Rather than acting as decoration, the garden became an active part of office life — supporting concentration, informal communication, and everyday rituals that contribute to emotional resilience and workplace wellbeing.