Biophilic Acoustic Divider

Designed for AAKSS Air Ambulance

A modular bamboo and glass divider that breaks open a workspace into zones without closing it off, resolved from first sketch to construction detail.

This project began as a single question, how do you divide an open, light filled crew room into zones without closing it off. My answer was a modular bamboo screen with a branching, tree like pattern, paired with glass, so it gives privacy and softens sound while still letting daylight move through the space.

I designed and modelled the divider in Rhino, working through several versions of the pattern, the materials and the glass before settling on the final form. From there I resolved it as a real, build ready object, laser cut bamboo body, glass infills, hinges that let it open like a door, and brackets that lock panels together, all worked out through exploded drawings and technical detailing down to the fixings. Because it is modular, the same panels can be reconfigured into different layouts to suit different spaces.

The project reflects the way I like to work, taking an idea all the way from concept to construction. It brought together my strongest skills, biophilic and material led design, detailed CAD and technical drawing, and visualisation in Rhino and Twinmotion to show the divider working across three different interiors.