GreenAir
Nursery: Kumeu, Auckland
Auckland · Hamilton · Tauranga
Wellington · Christchurch
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CASE STUDY
Auckland CBD · Commercial Office
Milford Asset Finance occupies a premium floor in Auckland's CBD with sweeping city views and a contemporary fitout defined by warm timber, concrete, and perforated metal. We were engaged to weave living greenery throughout the workspace, not as decoration but as an integral layer of the interior architecture. Custom curved timber planters follow the organic geometry of the office layout, creating natural dividers between collaborative zones, quiet corners, and circulation routes. Every plant was selected to thrive in the specific light and airflow conditions of each zone, so the greenery looks as good on day one thousand as it does on day one.
Every species here earns its place. Each was chosen for the light and airflow of its position, then layered so the greenery feels grown into the space rather than set down in it. Kentia palms draw the eye upward, philodendrons bring the fullness, and ferns soften every edge, all of it held in the curved timber planters Wingates shaped to the geometry of the office.
Milford's breakout areas feature signature blue seating pods nestled among tall palms and layered foliage. These informal zones give staff a place to step away from desks and reset, surrounded by living greenery that softens acoustics, improves air quality, and creates a sense of calm. The planting intentionally blurs the boundary between furniture and landscape, making the greenery feel like part of the architecture rather than an afterthought.
The result reads as one considered space rather than plants set into a finished room. Tropical foliage settles into the timber, softening the hard lines of the fitout and giving each zone a calmer, quieter feel. It is planting made to be lived with, not just looked at.
