How to Include Home Fragrance in a Row-House Interior Design Brief
SOSA · for interior designers
Put fragrance in the brief, not the snag list
Fragrance is easiest to get right while sockets, joinery and furniture are still on paper. Raised at handover, it becomes an afterthought on a side table.
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The short answer
Raise fragrance at the brief stage. Record the client’s goals, which rooms should be scented and which should not, and their scent preferences. Collect plans with ceiling heights, mark sockets and refill access, then choose Pawan for single rooms and Vaayu for connected zones. Agree who looks after refills before handover.
In the brief
Six items to capture
- Goals. A signature welcome, calm bedrooms, guest evenings, or all three.
- Rooms in and out. Which rooms should be scented, and which must stay unscented.
- Preferences. Scent families the client loves and dislikes, and anyone sensitive to fragrance.
- Plans and heights. Floor plans with ceiling heights and door positions.
- Power and placement. A free wall socket for each Pawan; a shelf, wall or HVAC return for Vaayu.
- Ownership. Who refills, who adjusts schedules, and where the oils are stored.
Working with SOSA
What we send back
Send us the plan and brief, and our Pune studio will return a suggested device and placement schedule for the rooms your client chose. It is a starting point to check on site, not a final specification.
Pawan or Vaayu?
Choose by the space, not the label
A flat size or a room name is only a starting point. Layout, ceiling height, airflow and closed doors decide what a space really needs.
Pawan: one room
One room of up to about 500 sq ft: a bedroom, study, cabin or small living room. It plugs into the wall, runs silently and is set from the SOSA app.
Vaayu: a connected space
One open, connected space of up to 1000 m³, roughly 2,000 to 3,000 sq ft depending on ceiling height. It schedules by day, run window and intensity.
Closed doors count
A room you keep closed is its own space. One Vaayu will not reach behind a shut bedroom door, so a closed room usually needs its own Pawan.
Our recommendation
Specify by space
Pawan for rooms, Vaayu for connected zones.
Pawan · Ritz-Carlton & St. Regis inspired
Two hotel-inspired oils for a bedroom, study or cabin. Set it from the SOSA app.
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Vaayu · Ritz-Carlton, Westin, St. Regis & 1 Hotels inspired
For a connected space of up to 1000 m³. Four 100 ML oils in the box.
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Vaayu · Vetiver, Mahogany Shea, Lemongrass & Sandalwood
Our own SOSA set: earthy, warm and calm, for homes that prefer woods to hotels.
ViewHotel names describe only the style each oil is inspired by. SOSA is an independent Indian fragrance house, not affiliated with or endorsed by any hotel brand.
Questions
Before you choose
When should fragrance enter the project?
At the brief stage, alongside lighting and power, so sockets and placement are planned.
What should I send you for a recommendation?
A floor plan or rough sketch, the size of each room or zone, ceiling height, which doors stay closed, where the sockets are, the hours the space is used and the scents you like. Photos help too.
What does each machine need?
Pawan plugs straight into a wall socket. Vaayu runs from its power adapter and can stand on a shelf, mount on a wall or fit on an HVAC return. Both need to be reachable for refills.
What if someone in the home is sensitive to fragrance?
If someone is pregnant, has asthma, migraines or a known fragrance sensitivity, check with your doctor first, start on the lowest setting and keep the space ventilated.
Not sure which one?
Get help choosing for your space
Send us the room sizes, ceiling height and how the space is used. Our Pune studio will suggest the machine, the number you need and where to place it.
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