Garden Conservatory

Lichtvision was responsible for the artificial lighting design of Garden Conservatory in Seoul, South Korea, completed in 2021 with Casper Mueller Kneer.

The architects designed this indoor garden room on the top floor of the Hyundai Mokdong Department Store as a contemporary interpretation of the traditional green house, extending the external roof garden into the indoors. It is a space without fixed programme inviting customers and local residents to relax while bearing flexibility for potential future events. A series of green islands with lush planting are scattered around the space providing a calming and immersive experience. The feeling of sitting inside a greenhouse is enhanced by the back-lit pitched roof. Light levels and light quality for the green islands were carefully considered and selected to apply a biophilic design idea with additional focused plant-friendly LED lights above the planting.