Located in the heart of Manchester city centre and spread across 20,000sqft, Savills’ Booth Street office is the hub of their activity in the North of England, and a key strategic location for the leading property company, due to the commercial growth in the city. The office also fell in line with the New Ways of Working policy adopted by Savills country wide.

The significance of the space required a refresh and refurbishment to match. The new space was designed with the intent to reduce the reliance on desk-based working, with a new emphasis on hybrid working areas. We were delighted to work with Ultimate to supply a variety of products for the scheme.

Set within the office reception area, the ability of Harp to bisect a space and create multiple differentiated zones is on full display. However, the immediate impression for the occupier is the sheer volume of biophilia in view, provided by the addition of planters to Harp. Although the primary benefit of biophilia is its direct impact on both the physical and mental wellbeing of the individuals in and amongst it, in this configuration, the visual privacy provided is a substantial benefit, facilitating light passing through but retaining the sense of subtle concealment.