WHAT IS BIOPHILIC DESIGN?
Biophilic design is the incorporation of nature and natural elements into the ‘built’ environment. You’ve probably already felt the benefits of it without even realising. Today it can be found anywhere from offices and hotels to the interior design and external landscaping of people’s homes or public spaces. We work with businesses, architects and interior designers across the UK to bring biophilic benefits to the inhabitants of their buildings.
Biophilia – The love of nature
Biophilic Design using Plants
Biophilic design includes the use of natural light, finishes, colours, views, and even air quality and acoustics. But plants offer one of the quickest, easiest and most affordable ways to access the major benefits of biophilic design. Even the most subtle use of plants can have very positive effects on people’s wellness.
Wellness Benefits of Biophilic Design
Most research into biophilic design benefits has focused on plants in offices. But biophilic design offers benefits everywhere it is used. For example, hotel guests feel so good they are willing to pay up to 23% more for rooms with biophilic aspects. Here are some more great examples of the wellness benefits of biophilic design with plants:
Discover the full benefits of biophilic design
Learn more about how you can use plants to bring biophilic benefits to the people in your business. We have collected a wide range of inspiring biophilic design insights for you to explore. And our team are here to answer any questions you may have.
We provide creative planting solutions for both interior and exterior spaces. We work closely with the corporate, hospitality and interior design sectors. We are collaborative, listen to what you want and are bursting with creative ideas to include living and artificial plants in your space. Benholm offer a full design service through to installation and ongoing maintenance to keep plants vibrant, lush and healthy. No job is too big or too small. We are a friendly, local, family-owned company with a leading reputation in the industry.
No. Benholm are experienced in all areas of planting and fresh flowers - from providing a subscription service for weekly reception flowers to large installations for the entire interior and exterior of a space. No job is too big or too small and we cater to all budgets.
Yes! Our experienced team have designed, installed and now maintain planting solutions for many different organisations throughout the UK. Benholm Group can work with you no matter your location to design the very best planting.
We'd love to hear from you. Simply call our friendly team on 01324 861 300, or email mail@benholm.com to discuss your project today.
Absolutely. We often recommend artificial planting for high-traffic areas or where access for providing the right care for living plants may be limited. Our team have a vast amount of experience in specifying and installing artificial plant and flower solutions and can work with you to find the right options for your venue.
Firstly, thank you for considering Benholm Group for your upcoming project. Our dedicated team are here to create innovative, planting solutions that push the boundaries of planting design and offer you the wow-factor for your space. We’re happy to work directly with you or with your chosen design team, architect or facilities manager. We recommend bringing Benholm into the process as early as possible - we can offer free CPD training to enhance understanding of designing with plants, plus we can recommend the best installation solutions to keep plants healthy and vibrant. We begin each project with an initial discussion over the phone to understand your needs, which we follow up with a site visit or by consulting the drawings of the space. Our talented design team will then get to work creating a bespoke idea for your brief. We’ll present this to you and collaborate with you until we have a final solution. Benholm are then able to expertly install the design and can even maintain planting on an ongoing basis to ensure plants are kept lush and healthy.
Benholm are experts in incorporating plants as part of biophilic design. We offer free, CPD training for you and your team to help you push the boundaries of planting design and to create statement solutions for your clients. We’ve worked with many interior designers and because every solution is bespoke to you, we’re on-hand to help you specify the right plants for the right environment - including artificial if required - plus, we work with you to implement your designs so you and your clients can be confident that your creations are carefully and accurately carried through to completion.
Including plants in your interior actively contributes to cleaner air by converting CO2 into oxygen and by converting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into compounds which the plants then feed on to remain healthy. Research shows that plants have a positive effect on the way people feel, they help to create a feeling of vitality, lifting spirits and creating happiness. Lush, healthy plants can make people feel better. Plants are also seen to have a positive effect in the hospitality and spa industry. For instance, those who go to a spa want to leave feeling relaxed, plants can enhance their experience resulting in them leaving calm. Plants bring so many benefits to their environments and the people in them, but noise reduction properties are less widely known as they also absorb, diffract and reflect sound...as plants are multi-layered they help deflect and absorb sound from the room.
Adding plants in your space is an effective way of creating a focal point that also helps to improve the health and well-being of everyone inside.