Green Park

Modernising and streamlining the entrance floor with new functions and environments was the basis of Savills’ work on the conversion of the common areas of the Green Park building in Lisbon. Providing the space with a feeling of freshness, using typical indoor plants, adapted to our climate, which awaken the senses, arouse curiosity and make the spaces more creative and inviting, was the challenge set by Savills to the technicians at Horto do Campo Grande, in this project where nature took centre stage.

Ground floor

After analysing the project, and in particular the location of the planters, the Horto do Campo Grande team proposed the selection of species that would best adapt to the different environments and that would meet the goals set by SAVILLS for the different spaces.

The choice was made according to solar orientation, the existence of natural light and its intensity. Aesthetics and functionality were also important factors when selecting the plants, always opting for those that visually best suited each location.

In the flower boxes with lighter vegetation, we found Chamaedorea elegans, whose simplicity and elegance contrast with the mix of plants chosen for the other flower boxes, which is more varied and fun, with very different sizes, shapes and colours.

In the areas with the best sun exposure, we chose to combine Strelitzias Nicolai, with their lush green foliage, with exotic Croton Petras, and Dypsis Lutescens, better known as Arecas, joined by the famous and hardy St George’s Swords (Dracaena trifasciata). In the flower beds with less sun exposure, the selection fell on Calatheas Ornatas, Peace Lilies, Zamioculcas Zamifolias and St George’s Swords, to create greater visual harmony. In the staircase area, on the other hand, we find the versatile Philodendron Xanadu, with its bright green leaves and notes of Hederas Hera.