Branch Plant

Founded in 1995, PLANT Architect is an interdisciplinary firm that branches into the domains of architecture, landscape, ecology, furniture, art and graphic design. Synthesizing the insights and expertise of related disciplines, the practice responds to and embraces the increasing complexity of the world and the ambiguity of where landscape, built-form and design intersect. PLANT’s integrated approach fosters a collaborative spirit, a multi-layered design solution and enriches each project with a fine grain of detail.

The firm’s name is dually inspired by a place in which things are made, reflecting an emphasis on process, craft and construction, and by a deep-rooted connection to the environment, to a sense of place, landscape and natural materials.

The Spontaneous City in the Tree of Heaven

Using cherry pickers and a complex network of elastic bands so that the tree will grow unimpeded, the sculptural habitat
appears spontaneous but directly reflects the local architectural context
london fieldworks

prevent hastiness

Imagine a project that does not need to be constructed, because – being a tree - it grows by itself.
Such a project only needs to be planted... The only materials to be transported are the seeds for planting. And the only energy spent is to prevent hastiness and impetuousness as such a project needs a lot of time and patience to grow

A TREE, Bureau of Architecture, Research and Design (BOARD)

on fire/in bloom

“ Is it possible for a blaze of flowers to explain what happened on the 14^th of May 1940, without being instantly a historic monument/The Schouwburgplein is an open space from where you can enjoy the skyline. It is the place to get together during the day. Flowers are hereby the finishing touch, the smile.”

Adriaan Geuze

West 8, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 2007

soft and wild

In C.A.S.T. lies the micro scale, that of subtle details and elegant materials. Visitors move from natural to man-made, from the nature of Harima's master plan -- soft and "wild" -- to a reformed civic nature to the courtyards of C.A.S.T. and the final stage of design manipulation. There, the distortion of borrowed elements not only makes parts and space singular but also compels visitors to look at their own traditions with a renewed eye.
-PWP, The Centre of Advanced Science and Technology

i hate nature

I hate spiders. I hate earthquakes. I hate genetic diseases and AIDS. Nature is dirty. Birds poop all over my car. Nature causes death. It takes up too much space. It brings ice onto the roads, germs into our living rooms, and water through the windows.

REAL Nature is disconnected from our FANTASY about it: I, like most people, want Nature...functional and in its place.

-Martha Schwartz, I HATE NATURE: An American Cautionary