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We were thrilled when HFD asked us to design, deliver and maintain the planting in the reception of Aurora, Glasgow’s smartest and most sustainable office building. We felt the pressure, too.
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Everything we delivered had to live up to the quality of this award-winning development in the heart of the city’s business district.
The project came to us through a great introduction from an existing client (which, naturally, made us very happy), and we were lucky to be brought in at the earliest stages. HFD’s ambition was clear: the best planting scheme in Glasgow’s financial district. So, we set out to create something bold that complemented the building’s architecture and interior finishes, with a proper wow factor for everyone who works there and everyone who visits.
Aurora’s reception is generous, with soaring ceilings and a mezzanine level, so we had to think big. Standard-sized plants would have disappeared into the space, so we went for scale and impact. The detail mattered just as much: the curved reception furniture called for bespoke planter liners and because this is a working building, we planned every delivery around operating hours so the businesses inside were never impacted.
We listened, we designed, and we created something everyone could be proud of. The images speak for themselves. The developer loved it, the businesses loved it, and we love it too.
