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Dragon Den
Beijing, China
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Built
YEAR
2026
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0 sqft - 1000 sqft
.Dragon Den: Reclaiming Forgotten Spaces at ISB
Dragon Den is a series of three sensory rooms designed by Studio Vapore for the International School of Beijing. Hidden within leftover and underused corners of the school, the project transforms small residual spaces into immersive environments where students can pause, regulate, and reset before returning to the rhythm of school life.
Rather than creating isolated therapy rooms, the spaces are woven naturally into the existing architecture of the campus. The project explores how even the most overlooked areas of a school — under stairs, widened corridors, unused niches — can become meaningful environments supporting emotional wellbeing, imagination, and sensory comfort.
The three rooms are inspired by different natural atmospheres: Terrestrial, Aquatic, and Celestial. Each space offers a distinct sensory experience through light, materiality, colour, and scale.
The Terrestrial room focuses on grounding and physical interaction. Soft climbing elements, tactile materials, and grass-like surfaces create a landscape-like environment encouraging movement and touch. The space feels playful but also calming, offering students a more physical way to regulate emotions and energy.
The Aquatic room creates a more immersive and cocoon-like atmosphere. Curved forms, projections, reflections, and softer lighting generate a sense of separation from the surrounding school environment. The intention was not to imitate water literally, but to evoke the feeling of being submerged in a quieter and slower world.
The Celestial room becomes darker and quieter, inspired by night skies and constellations. Suspended lighting and soft seating create an environment encouraging stillness, reflection, and calmness. Compared to the more active Terrestrial room, Celestial offers a softer and more introspective atmosphere.
Although compact in size, Dragon Den reflects a broader architectural interest in the hidden potential of educational spaces. Schools are often designed around efficiency, circulation, and classrooms, while leftover spaces remain undefined or forgotten. This project proposes a different approach: that even the smallest residual spaces can contribute meaningfully to the emotional and sensory life of a school.
The project also reflects Studio Vapore’s ongoing interest in designing educational environments that support not only learning, but also wellbeing, curiosity, and emotional balance. Through soft materials, immersive atmospheres, and carefully controlled sensory experiences, the rooms aim to provide moments of pause within the intensity of everyday school life.
Dragon Den is a series of three sensory rooms designed by Studio Vapore for the International School of Beijing. Hidden within leftover and underused corners of the school, the project transforms small residual spaces into immersive environments where students can pause, regulate, and reset before returning to the rhythm of school life.
Rather than creating isolated therapy rooms, the spaces are woven naturally into the existing architecture of the campus. The project explores how even the most overlooked areas of a school — under stairs, widened corridors, unused niches — can become meaningful environments supporting emotional wellbeing, imagination, and sensory comfort.
The three rooms are inspired by different natural atmospheres: Terrestrial, Aquatic, and Celestial. Each space offers a distinct sensory experience through light, materiality, colour, and scale.
The Terrestrial room focuses on grounding and physical interaction. Soft climbing elements, tactile materials, and grass-like surfaces create a landscape-like environment encouraging movement and touch. The space feels playful but also calming, offering students a more physical way to regulate emotions and energy.
The Aquatic room creates a more immersive and cocoon-like atmosphere. Curved forms, projections, reflections, and softer lighting generate a sense of separation from the surrounding school environment. The intention was not to imitate water literally, but to evoke the feeling of being submerged in a quieter and slower world.
The Celestial room becomes darker and quieter, inspired by night skies and constellations. Suspended lighting and soft seating create an environment encouraging stillness, reflection, and calmness. Compared to the more active Terrestrial room, Celestial offers a softer and more introspective atmosphere.
Although compact in size, Dragon Den reflects a broader architectural interest in the hidden potential of educational spaces. Schools are often designed around efficiency, circulation, and classrooms, while leftover spaces remain undefined or forgotten. This project proposes a different approach: that even the smallest residual spaces can contribute meaningfully to the emotional and sensory life of a school.
The project also reflects Studio Vapore’s ongoing interest in designing educational environments that support not only learning, but also wellbeing, curiosity, and emotional balance. Through soft materials, immersive atmospheres, and carefully controlled sensory experiences, the rooms aim to provide moments of pause within the intensity of everyday school life.
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