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Madrid - Spain

Healthy architecture and neuroarchitecture for HomeServe

Workspaces

Objective

Comfort, spaciousness, a commitment to sustainability and innovation were some of the factors that led HomeServe to decide to move to LaFinca Business Park and commission Galöw to transform what would be its new workspace. Sustainable offices, where the well-being, both physical and mental, of the people who live there every day, would be the priority.

Basic principles of healthy architecture and neuroarchitecture, such as lighting, hygrothermal and acoustic comfort, ergonomics and materials, are the starting point for this innovative workspace. A project by Galöw, the pioneering company in the concept of Healthy Architecture® and Interior Design, founded by Rita Gasalla in 2000, which improves the user experience and is also energy efficient and environmentally friendly.

With a surface area of 4,000 m2, the new headquarters was to contribute to the full development of the company and its employees, integrating the concept of human health in its design, construction and management, and making architecture a source of health.

Sustainable offices, where the physical and mental well-being of the people who live there every day is the priority.

Solution

Healthy architecture and neuroarchitecture

Based on the scientific evidence that buildings directly influence the health of the people who live in them, Galöw has applied its in-depth knowledge of neuroarchitecture as a tool to improve intellectual performance and emotional well-being to these offices.

With the shared focus on well-being and productivity, the space not only takes care of their physical and mental health. It also strengthens the bonds between employees, promoting their creativity and motivation, and generating a unique user experience.

Biophilic design

Mimicking the green surroundings of LaFinca Business Park, the new offices are filled with materials, textures and colours that evoke the natural world and boost the mood of employees. The space offers different working environments, from an open-plan operational area to more or less conventional meeting rooms and informal settings reminiscent of the comfort of a home.

Live plants, green-painted walls or wallpaper featuring botanical motifs, wooden panelling, acoustic panels in natural tones, carpets evoking earth and grass, and lighting installations that simulate leaves falling from the ceiling are just some of the elements used by the architects to immerse employees in a natural environment. These details enhance well-being and invite employees to explore a space offering a wide variety of different working environments.

 

Furnishings for well-being

Actiu's furniture also contributes to this improvement in the mood and physical state of the employees, through different programmes, such as the Vital Pro tables and Stay chairs in the workstations, or the Power standing tables, accompanied by the TNK Flex office chairs and the Urban 30 confidant chairs, in the offices and meeting rooms. With great versatility and freedom of movement, each of them provides what the worker needs at any given time.

In addition to the more 'functional' programmes in the workstations, the closed meeting rooms and the offices, other more 'informal' programmes are distributed throughout the open-plan space, allowing workers to meet in small groups. These include a Longo Pod, which creates a refuge that is visually and acoustically isolated from the outside, and Noom 50 chairs and stools with a four-legged wooden base that adds a natural touch and an upholstered seat for greater comfort.

A commitment to sustainability

In addition, the company has implemented sustainability initiatives, such as 30% of the electricity in the communal areas being generated through self-consumption installations, with solar panels and aerothermal solutions.

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Architects/Interior designers
Galöw
Location
Madrid
Year
2023
Customer
HomeServe
Area
4.000 m2
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