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Post-Pandemic Workspace Design to Include Plants
While adjusting to working remotely, many employees made a conscious effort to make their new workspaces suit them. In this simple act, they were also working to improve their mental and emotional wellbeing. A common element in remote workspace design? Plants. As more...
UK Designer Takes on Biophilia With Eden Condominiums
UK-based designer Thomas Heatherwick presents his take on biophilia with his residential Eden condominiums. The biophilia trend has been making waves in both the interior and architectural design industries. Located in Singapore, which is celebrated for its biophilic...
Knock on Wood: Employee Wellbeing Increases Around Wood
Wooden details and designs are as versatile as they are functional – even when it comes to employee wellbeing. They add a rustic, natural touch while also being sturdy enough to be utilized regularly. With the pandemic reemphasizing the importance of what we...
World’s Tallest Garden Coming Soon to Melbourne
While the Southbank by Beulah tower will be the tallest in Australia upon completion, it will also be home to the world’s tallest garden. The two-billion-dollar development was commissioned by Melbourne real estate developer Beulah, with UNStudio and Cox Architecture...
Singapore’s Guoco Midtown To Include Multiple Gardens
Guoco Midtown, the latest development in Singapore’s Central Business District, is set to house a “privately developed collection of gardens,” according to Edge Prop Singapore. Thirty thematic gardens, along with landscaped spaces throughout them, will take up 3.8...
Can Biophilically Designed Buildings Improve Mental Health?
When you look good, you feel good (or so the saying goes). Can the same be said for buildings and how they make us feel? It’s been proven that biophilically designed buildings, or simply spaces that utilize biophilic design, give humans access to the same benefits of...
Native ‘Populus’ Inspires Design of Denver Development
Architectural firm Studio Gang has found its first project in the state of Colorado – a 13-story mixed-use building in Civic Center Park. The development will be called Populus due to its facade’s resemblance to Colorado’s native aspen tree (populus...