Nature in the space
Living plants, moss, water, daylight, fresh air and the sound of outside. What you see, smell and feel directly.
Biophilic design for offices, healthcare and hospitality
Working among green.
Biophilic design for offices, healthcare and hospitality, by Martin Cuypers at Keizersveld 65 in Venray, since 1975.
Plants, daylight, wood and quiet in one plan. Designed by Emma, installed by us, on show in our showroom.
Three ways to bring nature inside
Biophilic design is not a style but a way of looking. Every good room takes something from all three.
Nature as reference
Wood, stone, wool and linen. Colours and patterns from the landscape. Materials your hands recognise.
Nature as experience
Prospect and refuge: a place where you have an overview and can still retreat for a moment. Exactly why a booth among plants works so well.
15%higher wellbeingHuman Spaces, 2015 (Interface, Prof. Cary Cooper): workplaces with natural elements, 7,600 respondents in 16 countries
15%more productiveNieuwenhuis et al., 2014 (University of Exeter, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied): plants on a bare office floor
8.5 daysinstead of 8.7 in hospitalUlrich, 1984 (Science): patients with a view of trees recovered faster and asked for less pain relief
50 dBquieter with a boothMeasured value of the acoustic booths we install; greenery dampens the reverberation in the room on top of that
What we install
From a moss wall to a complete fit-out plan with light, green and quiet. All from one address, maintenance included.
Moss walls
Preserved moss: no water, no light, no maintenance. Green that stays.
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Living plant walls
A vertical garden with its own watering system. The most alive thing you can bring indoors.
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Office plants
Plants in the right place, in the right pot, with maintenance included. Buy or rent.
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Natural materials
Wood, wool, linen and stone. Slat walls, wood grain and warm colours, right into the booth.
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Green and acoustics
Quiet and green in one: booths with a Green Wall, moss walls as a finish, plants as dividers.
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Daylight and lighting
Light that moves with the day. Workstations by the window, warm light where you look for rest.
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Draw first, then install
Emma draws the green into your space
Send a floor plan with measurements, a few photos and the ceiling height. Emma draws moss walls, plants, wood and booths to scale in your space, in colours that match your brand. So you see the plan before it is there. A person, not an algorithm.
From practice
Our own projects, our own photos.
Office Inspiration Center, Venray
Feel first, then decide
At Keizersveld 65, next to the A73 motorway, booths, materials, moss and plants stand together. Come for an inspiration tour, sit in a booth among the green and feel the difference. Stay for lunch.
Knowledge
Answer first, product second. The questions we get most often.
- What is biophilic design and why does it work in the office?
- What is the difference between a moss wall and a living plant wall, and which suits me?
- How do you apply biophilic design in a waiting room, GP practice or care home?
- How do you make a restaurant, hotel or staff restaurant greener without turning it into a greenhouse?
- Why do light, sound and plants belong together in a fit-out plan?
- Which plants suit an office, and how do you arrange the care?
Frequently asked questions
What is biophilic design in one sentence?
Designing with nature as the starting point: living plants, daylight, natural materials and rooms that give refuge and prospect, because people demonstrably work and recover better there.
Which rooms is this suitable for?
Offices, waiting and break rooms in healthcare, restaurants, hotels and staff restaurants, schools and libraries. Everything Martin Cuypers already fits out, with green as the starting point.
What does a moss wall cost?
Count on an amount per square metre, depending on the moss types, the frame and an optional logo. A wall of three square metres costs about the same as two good office chairs. Ask for a price with the measurements of your wall.
Who looks after the plants?
Our partner, in a fixed round every two to four weeks. With rented plants, care and replacement are in the monthly amount; with purchase we offer a subscription.
Can I see it first?
Yes. In our Office Inspiration Center at Keizersveld 65 in Venray, next to the A73, booths, materials and green stand together. Book an inspiration tour, and feel free to join us for lunch.
Do you draw it first?
Yes. Emma, our interior designer, draws moss walls, plants and booths into your floor plan, with measurements and colours. Send a floor plan with measurements, photos and the ceiling height with your request.
Can green go together with an acoustic booth?
That is our speciality. We supply Hushoffice booths with a Green Wall on the outside, BOW rooms with a moss wall or slat wall, VOX Pods with slats that hanging plants can live in.
Do you also work outside Limburg?
Yes. We are based in Venray and work throughout the south and east of the Netherlands; larger projects beyond that too.
Want to know what green delivers for you?
Tell us about the room. An adviser calls back within four working hours.