Entering the lounge through a sleek 3-metre-high oxidized brass sliding door, the private lounge is a veritable “secret garden” that unfolds as a series of spaces where curved walls in varying heights offers different degrees of privacy. Ripple-like lines cut into the plaster of the sculpted ceiling bringing to mind the raked gravel patterns of sand gardens, while organically shaped sconces and tables appear as rocks. The contouring lines in the ceiling are also picked up in the design of the carpets and the serpentine seating which providing private corners for guests and pockets for miniature moss gardens - the latter echoing the larger public sculptural garden outside. Upholstered in velveteen and leather with plump rounded backrests in a palette of warm ivory tones, the “curved sofas are not only comfortable”, Chow explains, “they also create interest and foster an intimate ambience that invites interaction”.

The muted ivory toned colour palette is complemented by the use of materials like brass and marble: a custom-designed desk at the entrance softly glows courtesy of its hand-painted oxidised brass finish, while a richly hued marble named Quatre Saisons Printemps (Four Seasons Spring) from the Pyrenees in France is used for door handles and table tops because of its resemblance to cherry blossoms. In conjunction with the filtered daylight, soft curves and soothing colour palette, such details make for a truly sensual and serene experience.