Corporate and Natural: This Working Space Contains 2,000 Plants!

This firm is a fusion of a business environment and the natural environment as it contains 2,000 plants all over their office. The office based in Madrid has architects with the revolutionary idea of mixing their offices with natural decors.

Fast Company Design featured this unique office space with around 2,000 scattered plants inside. Selgascano, the firm responsible for this unique design feat, went beyond their merger of work and nature as their entire office is literally sunken into the forest floor. This helps inspire the workers to connect more with Mother Nature thus making more ideas for the earth.

The project that triggered a lot of buzz was their collaboration with Second Home, a co-working space made for other companies. This office is located in Lisbon, Portugal, and contains the 2,000 plants inside. The office contains modern design of their work place known as biophilic design which encourages interaction between man and nature.

The working space does not just contain plants but trees as well and there is a wide selection of them...100 species, to be exact! The variety not only helps with the co-habitation of these plants but they are also pleasing to look at. The different shades of green are a stark contrast to their white walls and give the workers a peaceful and calm vibe. As for the care of these plants, a local gardening team is in charge of the maintenance of this lush indoor greenery.

Another reason why plants are starting to become an indoor staple, especially in places like this working space, is that it helps boost cognition, recharges the brain, and it encourages productivity. A previous article made by Co. Design (a shorter name for Fast Company Design) claimed that desk and indoor plants increase productivity. They also explained thoroughly the attention restoration theory.

Aside from their working space containing more or less 2,000 plants, they have had different projects such as the pavilion of plants hydroponically grown. In addition to that Selgescano also made their Spitalfields in London with the structure inspired from the greenhouses in Portugal. Their aim is natural ventilation where there is no need for air-conditioning. If you have long been considering a mini forest in your time, you already have your basis. Go ahead and look them up!