2026 | Professional
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Elite Merit Office — Immersive Workspace by Collab redefines the workplace as a strategic business instrument. The project was conceived to solve a layered challenge: how does a young brokerage enter an oversaturated Dubai market, attract top talent, and close multi-million-dollar real estate deals face-to-face? The answer was not a campaign. It was the space itself.
The result is a fully integrated media environment where interactive and data-driven art installations are embedded into the interior design as a unified ecosystem.
Biophilic design is the conceptual foundation. Not as an aesthetic, but as an evidence-based framework for how environments shape human behavior, productivity, and well-being. Every artwork in the space is governed by biophilic principles of slow movement, cyclical change, and natural adaptation, supporting a calmer, more restorative everyday office experience.
“Stratum” by Ke Jyun Wu interprets company performance as a living terrain shaped by erosion and flow. “Human Nature” by fuse*Factory builds a dynamic ecosystem responding to human presence and environmental data. “The Biophilic Holo Series” — a collection of artworks by multiple artists displayed on holographic glass within the meeting rooms — shifts atmospherically with light, temperature, and seasonal cycles, reinforcing circadian awareness and perceptual comfort throughout the working day. Together, these works draw on patterns found in nature to create a more intuitive and emotionally balanced workplace experience.
The environment is intelligent and continuously responsive. “Nura Sands” by Kaoru Tanaka transforms the entrance into a fluid, movement-reactive transition. “Market Pillars” translate real-time market dynamics into ambient visual signals embedded directly into the architecture. Across the office, interconnected systems adapt to the time of day, occupancy, and environmental conditions — creating a living dialogue between the space and its users.
The project proposes a new model for workplace design: an environment that is biophilically grounded, technologically responsive, and commercially purposeful — where well-being and business performance are not in tension, but, by design, the same thing.
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YING BI
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Institutional Architecture - Correctional Facilities (Prisons, Detention Centers)
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ASHMONT
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Commercial Architecture - Mixed-Use Developments
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Yuanbo Jia
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Urban Design and Planning - Urban Regeneration and Redevelopment
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CHENG YI COMMUNICATION CO.
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Conceptual Design - Exhibition & Events