The vegetarian cuisine can be regarded as natural, organic and environmentally friendly. Synthesis takes these ideals to create a source of health, education and community. By blending the cafe, the cafeteria and the market into one space, all three menus are unified by vegetarian principles.​

Digging into the roots of vegetarian cuisine, its dining experience lies on the process of photosynthesis. Sunlight is converted into energy through a process of photosynthesis found in plant cells. The perforations throughout Synthesis imitate the cellular structure and patterns in plants and shower the spaces with daylight.