Buchanan
An interior precedent featuring a glasshouse dining space activated by oversized, whimsical floral installations suspended from the structural frame.
- What we like about this project
- Massive paper-like white orchid sculptures float in front of structural glazing.
Materials
- glass
- steel
- brick
- metal
- fabric
Visual identifiers
- giant-floral-sculptures
- greenhouse-glazing
- metal-dining-table
- brick-base
Style tags
- botanical
- whimsical
- eclectic
- daylit
Visual tags
- greenhouse
- botanical
- installation
- dining-room
- daylit
- whimsical
- Geometry
- Sloped glass greenhouse roof and mullion grid enclose a rectangular dining space centered around an elliptical metal table.
- Facade system
- Glass and steel greenhouse structural glazing system set atop a low brick wall.
- Structural guess
- Lightweight steel greenhouse framing with glass infill panels.
- Spatial scale
- Intimate dining setting set inside a tall glasshouse pavilion.
- Lighting
- Bright, soft daylight filtering evenly through greenhouse glass panels, casting gentle shadows.
- Atmosphere
- Ethereal and playful, blending garden pavilion openness with surreal interior scale.
- Environmental context
- Glasshouse interior with mature trees and exterior foliage visible through the clear glazing.
- Spatial experience
- The room combines the enclosure of a brick-base conservatory with the surreal scale of giant suspended flower sculptures overhead.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical mullions and pendant lights establish a steady cadence behind the oversized flowers.
- Style reading
- Whimsical botanical interior installation
- Program
- Private dining pavilion or experiential event space
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior
- Materials
- glass, steel, brick, metal, fabric
- Visual identifiers
- giant-floral-sculptures, greenhouse-glazing, metal-dining-table, brick-base
- Style tags
- botanical, whimsical, eclectic, daylit
- Visual tags
- greenhouse, botanical, installation, dining-room, daylit, whimsical
- Geometry
- Sloped glass greenhouse roof and mullion grid enclose a rectangular dining space centered around an elliptical metal table.
- Facade system
- Glass and steel greenhouse structural glazing system set atop a low brick wall.
- Structural guess
- Lightweight steel greenhouse framing with glass infill panels.
- Spatial scale
- Intimate dining setting set inside a tall glasshouse pavilion.
- Lighting
- Bright, soft daylight filtering evenly through greenhouse glass panels, casting gentle shadows.
- Atmosphere
- Ethereal and playful, blending garden pavilion openness with surreal interior scale.
- Environmental context
- Glasshouse interior with mature trees and exterior foliage visible through the clear glazing.
- Spatial experience
- The room combines the enclosure of a brick-base conservatory with the surreal scale of giant suspended flower sculptures overhead.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical mullions and pendant lights establish a steady cadence behind the oversized flowers.
- Style reading
- Whimsical botanical interior installation
- Program
- Private dining pavilion or experiential event space
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior