One of the most important trends today in commercial architecture is ensuring there is more green space. It can provide a number of fantastic benefits for the business, employees, visitors, and the wider area. We want to look at this here, including reasons to invest in green space and how to do it.

Air quality

The most important benefit is green space improves air quality. Greenery can remove contaminants from the air, making it safer and boosting health. When it is commercial spaces where people can spend long hours working, shopping, or socialising, it is a good idea to take steps to make sure the air is clean and fresh. More greenery can help with this massively.

Noise

Greenery also has the ability to reduce noise. Trees, plants, lawns, and more can all dampen sound. This is really important in busy urban areas, especially where there is normally an abundance of hard surfaces that reflect or even amplify sound. Commercial buildings close to major roads or other business operations should invest in more green space.

Water management

We all know that green space can help the environment, especially if you compare to the harm that concrete and other hard surfaces cause. It is also great for better water management. It can reduce the risk of flooding, improving water runoff. You can even choose systems to collect and recirculate water to ensure it doesn’t to go waste.

How to get more green space?

There are plenty of different ways to increase the amount of green space in commercial architecture. If you are creative and ambitious, you can even get it inside the property.

The easiest option here is to look at external spaces and focus on good landscaping. If there is any room around the building, make it as green as possible. Think about plants, shrubs, trees, grass, and anything else you can plant. You can then choose materials for paths, plazas, and other spaces that will complement the greenery.

If you don’t have space around the building, you may have a courtyard inside you can use. A great design here could act as a green lung for the building. It could be a wonderful feature while also helping to improve the air quality.

Another option would be to create terraces. They could either be balconies or use space on roofs. The greatest thing here is they can make the best use of spaces that often have very few other applications. Roof gardens can also help insulate properties.

A final option is to look at green walls. There are now all kinds of systems you can use to add greenery to a building by making surfaces themselves into vertical gardens. You can plant all kinds of things, including grasses, herbs, and perennials.

Do you need help with green space and commercial architecture?

Coffey Architects understands how wonderful greenery can be, especially with commercial buildings. We can work with clients to look at different options here as part of any design. Ultimately, we want to make the building much better for users and the environment.

So, if you are thinking about green space and commercial architecture, speak to us.