smallprojects

gardenwall offices

commercial development.

The gardenwall offices began
as an alternative to the typical
highrise development: one that
could accomodate close to a
million square feet and subvert
commonly held beliefs in regard
to the traditional office tower: a
dismantling of Western concepts
in the creation of a tropical
monsoon paradigm. Beyond
design for circulation efficiency,
fluid traffic flow, machine-like
functionality, and space that
intuits ease of use, the building
prioritised cross- ventilation in
every office, each space having
a minimum of two full sides of
operable glazing for adjusting
the flow of light and air. The
project is an attempt to bring
formal aesthetics to the effect
of sun, rain and fungal growth
on its surfaces; a garden wall
less to avoid than to redefine
the violent grace and humid
aesthetics of monsoon Asia.