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PROJECT

FSP BRAAMFONTEIN

This prominent financial services provider (FSP) in Johannesburg has been in
South Africa for over 60 years, with Execuflora having been its service provider for
approximately 20 years, forging a professional relationship with it.

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he client provided two briefs, The building is divided into four themes, Design concept and plant placement
the first from the interior design namely Witwatersrand, Gold Rush, Joburg Plants are placed strategically around the
Tcompany which was tasked with Hustle and Man-Made Forest. offices, using troughs as screening for
revamping the entire building. The meeting areas. Wall planters were used as
building was broken up into two sections, For the inner section, Execuflora worked ‘artwork’ pieces to spark interest and to free
the inner section, which comprised the with neutral colours such as white, up floor spaces in passages. Shop-fitted
reception, meeting areas, atriums and charcoal and grey, bringing in colour planter boxes were also used in pause areas
pause areas. In the case of the second, elements of the themed area where they and throughout the open plan areas.
outer section, namely the open plan areas, could. This was done without taking
Execuflora collaborated with the client away from the initial design but rather Noeleen Shum, key account manager, says
directly. This was a six-month process. complementing it. she had to take the lighting conditions into
account using soft planting to complement
the design of the building. “We used
waterwise plants in order to comply with
Green Building Council specifications. We also
installed two green walls in the main atrium
of the building; these were attached to the
lifts on either side of the atrium. Around the
ledges which overlook the main atrium, we
installed planter boxes with cascading plants
to add to the aesthetics of the space.”

Plants and containers chosen
A variety of plants was carefully selected
according to the lighting conditions, and
Execuflora opted not to use mixed planting as
different varieties require different watering
schedules. In planter boxes, varieties of
Aglaonema, Spathiphyllum and other soft leaf
species were used, while Scandens was used
Built-in planter boxes with seating, planted with Asplenium nidus ‘Bird’s Nest Fern’ in the wall planters.

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