Tropical London by Omar Paddam Sanchez

Project overview

Omar developed Tropical London as a final project after studying at Ravensbourne University London. The scheme uses a tropical design language to soften the experience of high-rise architecture and create a stronger relationship between building users, planting, light and shared space.

The project sits within a wider interest in sustainable design and community wellbeing. It treats greenery as part of the architecture’s social purpose, not just a decorative layer.

What makes the project useful to study

• It uses biophilic design to challenge the feeling of isolated tower living.
• It links sustainability with mental wellbeing and community interaction.
• It gives an abandoned tower a new social and environmental purpose.
• It shows how a strong visual concept can support a wider design argument.

Portfolio lesson

If your project uses words like sustainable, biophilic or wellbeing, show the actual design decisions behind them. Include the spaces, routes, planting strategy, shared uses and environmental logic.

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Showcase a sustainable high-rise project

Architecture Social can feature projects that rethink towers, housing, hotels or urban living when the design idea is explained clearly.

• Show what the building changes for the people using it.
• Explain sustainability through specific design decisions.
• Connect visual atmosphere to plans, sections and shared spaces.
• Make the project easy to understand beyond the headline concept.

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Architecture Social view

Stephen’s recruiter view is that sustainability has to be evidenced. The best student work shows how the idea changes space, behaviour and design judgement.