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Platinum
Winner
Design
Our property management Client was doing
major renovations and upgrades to a cluster of
commercial buildings. They embraced biophilic
design and wanted to incorporate plants and
moss walls wherever possible.
Due to the limited light under the stairs and in
other areas, we designed and specified an illusion
– a blending of live plants using Zamioculcas
Zamiifolia, replica plants including Leather Fern,
Podocarpus, Agave, Bromeliads, and Tillandsias,
as well as preserved pole and mood moss, giving
the impression of them all being alive. What
makes this design biophilic?
The interior plants throughout the central stairway
atrium provide a visual connection to nature.
Viewed from several vantage points and levels,
the shadows, textures and shapes create a sense
of mystery and invite the passerby to look closer
and discover what lies around the corner.
Left: Augmenting and mimicking
the plants in the planters,
we designed and fabricated
honeycomb framed moss walls
intermittently filled with moss and
plants.
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