In response to this contradiction, we divided the walls horizontally in two. At the bottom a sustainable solid, tiled wall of one meter high that defines each space and provides all technical facilities. Flourishing above is a lush world of over 750 plants that filter the visual relations like a green veil: soft, living and translucent. The entire office was then divided into a number of independent ‘rooms’ of different sizes in accordance with this dual wall principle. These rooms are then filled with different types of furniture: a layer of color and warmth for public spaces and meeting rooms contrasts with the muted neutral layer for the individual workplaces.

Both the existing building and the sustainable objectives formed mandatory preconditions for the choice of materials. The use of tiles as a basic material was motivated by our ambition to ignore the prevailing clichés about circularity and offices: a material that does not evoke typical office associations but which does possess the solidity and richness of stone. The green filler in the tile work subtly connects the wall construction with the plants arranged.