Geoff’s Safari Trail was designed to enhance the Giraffe Garden, an outdoor play space beside The Tree House paediatric wards. The brief emerged from a shared goal among play specialists and ward staff: to create a positive, therapeutic outdoor experience for children recovering from surgery or for visiting relatives. The challenge was to help children feel relaxed and curious again — transforming the hospital garden from a place of waiting into a place of wonder.

The project aligned closely with my personal design philosophy that nature supports healing. Using augmented reality (AR), I aimed to create a light-touch experience that encouraged movement, distraction, and joy — supporting emotional recovery and offering families a gentle, shared activity during hospital stays.