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.