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Slatted Oak Tea Sanctuary

Discipline
Hospitality
Setting Context
Urban Courtyard Sanctuary
Spatial Scale
65 sq m quiet tea lounge and reading alcove
Architecture & Styling
Dune & Oak Studio
Intimate tea room with curved oak bench, olive linen cushions, slatted timber screen, and ceramic tea vessels on a travertine table
Vertical white oak louvers filter garden daylight while a continuous curved oak bench and travertine table anchor the room.Dune & Oak — Boutique Hospitality
01 / Project Brief

Spatial intent and human rhythm

Created for an independent tea house and bathhouse reading room, this project addresses how a compact urban ground floor can offer visual privacy without feeling closed off from daylight.

The room is proportioned for unhurried ninety-minute sittings—requiring comfortable bench angles, warm low-level lighting, and surfaces that welcome hot ceramic vessels.

02 / Design Approach

Architecture, joinery, and daylight modulation

A full-height screen of vertical white oak fins separates the window bay from the seating alcove, breaking direct sun into rhythmic shadow lines across the wide-plank timber floor.

Along the lime-plastered perimeter wall, a continuous cantilevered oak bench curves gently into the corner, topped with loose olive-flax cushions. Recessed plaster niches display hand-thrown stoneware teapots and reference books without protruding shelving.

Daylight & Orientation Note

Filtered south-west window light passes through 45mm oak louvers, supplemented by warm 2400K wall task lamps in the reading niches.

03 / Material Palette

Specified surfaces and finishes

01

Solid White Oak Louvers & Joinery

Finish: Natural matte oil

Full-height privacy screen, curved perimeter bench, and niche shelves
02

Honed Travertine Slab

Finish: Open-pore natural stone

Low tea table on twin stone pedestals
03

Earth-Toned Linen & Wool

Finish: Washed olive and oatmeal weave

Loose back cushions, bench pads, and woven table runner
04

Aged Distressed Timber Flooring

Finish: Reclaimed wide-plank boards

Acoustic and tactile floor surface throughout the lounge
04 / Project Scope

Architectural and interior deliverables

  • Interior spatial partitioning and timber screen architecture
  • Custom curved banquette joinery and plaster niche detailing
  • Low-glare hospitality lighting and acoustic textile specification
  • Artisanal ceramic vessel and tea service styling

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Slatted oak tea sanctuary with travertine low table and ceramic tea set

Corner banquette and slatted oak screen in afternoon light.

Dune & Oak — Boutique Hospitality