Healthy Office Design Consultants
We help employers, developers, landlords, architects and interior designers create healthier workplaces that support wellbeing, performance and long-term value.
Biofilico works at the intersection of workplace wellness design, healthy buildings and commercial interiors. Our role may involve early-stage strategy, concept development, healthy materials review, workplace amenity planning, or specialist advisory input alongside the wider design team.
From offices and coworking environments to business clubs and mixed-use workplaces, we focus on the design decisions that shape how a workplace feels, functions and supports daily wellbeing.
hero group offices, switzerland
hero group offices, switzerland
Healthy Workplaces, Designed with Purpose
A healthy office is about much more than visual appeal.
Well-designed workplaces can support better indoor air quality, stronger daylight performance, improved acoustic comfort, healthier material choices, reduced stress and a better balance between concentration, movement, recovery and social connection.
For employers, this can support staff experience, retention and productivity. For developers and landlords, it can strengthen market positioning, occupier appeal and the commercial narrative around a building or fit-out.
At Biofilico, we approach workplace design through the lens of health, comfort and usability.
Nature connection can still play a role, but it sits within a broader framework that includes air quality, lighting, acoustics, thermal comfort, active design and restorative workplace environments.
bolton group headquarters, milan
bolton group headquarters, milan
who we work with
We support a range of workplace clients and project types, including:
Employers planning new offices or workplace upgrades
Office developers and landlords
Coworking and business club operators
Architects and interior design studios seeking specialist healthy workplace input
Project teams pursuing a healthier, more differentiated office concept
ozana business club, montenegro
ozana business club, montenegro
workplace project types
Our experience can be applied across:
Corporate offices
Coworking spaces
Business clubs
Office amenity areas
Reception and arrival experiences
Focus rooms, quiet rooms and recharge spaces
Staff lounges, collaboration zones and communal areas
Developer-led office fit-outs and workplace repositioning projects
arsenal business club, montenegro
arsenal business club, montenegro
How We Support Workplace Projects
Depending on the brief, our input may include:
workplace wellness strategy
Helping define what a healthier workplace should mean in practical terms, from occupier expectations and amenity strategy to wellbeing features that can be integrated credibly rather than superficially.
Healthy office interior design advisory
Reviewing layouts, zoning, finishes, furniture and key interior decisions through the lens of staff wellbeing, comfort and workplace usability.
Healthy materials and finishes
Advising on lower-toxicity materials, practical fit-out decisions and healthier finish strategies intended to support better indoor environmental quality.
Indoor air quality and ventilation thinking
Contributing to the wider design conversation around ventilation, filtration, source control and healthier working environments.
Lighting and visual comfort
Advising on daylight access, glare reduction, layered artificial lighting and healthier visual environments for focus, comfort and alertness.
Acoustic comfort
Helping reduce speech distraction, reverberation and background noise stress across focused work zones, meeting rooms and shared spaces.
Active design and movement
Supporting workplace concepts that encourage movement, active travel, posture variation and healthier daily routines.
Restorative and amenity spaces
Advising on quiet rooms, recharge spaces, wellness rooms, outdoor terraces, coworking lounges and other environments that improve the workplace experience.
innovation centre, montenegro
innovation centre, montenegro
What Matters Most in Healthy Office Design
The strongest workplace wellness concepts usually combine several of the following priorities:
Better indoor air quality
Healthier material choices
Good daylight access and thoughtful artificial lighting
Acoustic comfort and reduced distraction
A better balance between focus, collaboration and recovery
Spaces that encourage movement and healthier routines
Stronger connection to nature where appropriate
Workplace amenities that genuinely improve daily experience
The objective is not to overload an office with fashionable features. It is to make better design decisions that improve the lived experience of work.
hero group offices, switzerland
hero group offices, switzerland
Healthy Materials & Workplace Fit-Out Decisions
Healthy office design is shaped by a series of practical decisions during planning and fit-out.
These may include lower-toxicity materials, healthier finishes, better source control, more considered furniture selection, improved maintenance compatibility and specifications that support better indoor environmental quality over time.
The aim is not to make a workplace feel overtly themed or overly technical. It is to create an environment that feels calmer, healthier, more comfortable and more credible in daily use.
ozana business club, montenegro
ozana business club, montenegro
Workplace Wellness Design Beyond Aesthetics
A healthier workplace should support how people actually work.
That means thinking beyond the visual language of office design and focusing instead on concentration, comfort, movement, recovery, collaboration and day-to-day usability.
In some projects, this may include planting, natural materials or stronger visual connection to nature. In others, the priority may be better lighting, improved acoustics, healthier amenities or more effective space planning. The right solution depends on the occupier, the building and the intended workplace experience.
business administration lab, carnegie mellon university qatar
business administration lab, carnegie mellon university qatar
Why It Matters for Employers & Developers
For employers, a healthier office can support staff wellbeing, talent retention, workplace culture and day-to-day performance.
For developers and landlords, healthier workplace design can strengthen positioning, leasing appeal and the quality of the occupier offer.
the most credible workplace concepts are those where wellbeing is built into the planning, specification and user experience from an early stage, rather than added later as a superficial layer.
If useful, we can also help align a workplace project with recognised healthy building frameworks or certification pathways, whether formal certification is pursued or not.
business administration lab, carnegie mellon university qatar
business administration lab, carnegie mellon university qatar
our approach
Biofilico combines strategic thinking with practical design input.
We may work as an external specialist alongside the architect, interior designer and MEP team, or take on a more direct consultancy role ourselves, depending on the scope.
Our work is grounded in healthy building thinking, workplace wellness and evidence-based design, but always with a commercial awareness of the client, the occupier and the realities of delivery.
We are particularly interested in workplaces that aim to feel healthier, calmer, more usable and better aligned with how people want to work now.
selected workplace experience
bolton group headquarters
healthy office advisory
working in collaboration with studio gio latis and bolton’s global HR director, we delivered sustainability and healthy workplace advisory services during the refurbishment of the fmcg group’s milan headquarters
68 king william street, london
black mountain partners
A premium office environment shaped through healthy building and interior strategy considerations within a commercial workplace context.
hero corporate offices, switzerland
hero group
A workplace concept informed by healthier interior thinking, shared spaces and a stronger sense of everyday staff wellbeing.
ozana business club, montenegro
porto montenegro
A business club and workplace environment designed to support collaboration, comfort and a more elevated daily work experience.
arsenal business club, montenegro
porto montenegro
A club-like workspace environment designed to combine comfort, functionality and a more distinctive workplace identity.
innovation centre coworking, montenegro
porto montenegro
A coworking concept focused on flexible workspace use, healthier materials and a stronger user experience.
related services
Workplace Wellness Strategy
Certification Support
FAQs
What is healthy office design?
1
Healthy office design is an approach to workplace interiors that prioritises employee wellbeing, comfort and performance through better decisions around air quality, lighting, acoustics, materials, layout, movement and restorative spaces.
Is workplace wellness design the same as biophilic design?
2
No. Biophilic design can form one part of a healthy workplace strategy, but workplace wellness design is broader and also includes indoor air quality, lighting, acoustics, active design, thermal comfort and workplace usability.
Do you work with architects or workplace designers already appointed?
3
Yes. This is often the most practical model. We can provide specialist healthy workplace and healthy building input to strengthen an existing design team.
Do you only work on large corporate offices?
4
No. Our work can apply to offices, coworking spaces, business clubs, workplace amenity areas and smaller commercial environments. The scale and detail of the response changes by project.
Planning a Healthy Workplace Project?
If you are developing a new office concept or upgrading an existing workplace, we can help shape the strategy, design priorities and occupier experience from an early stage.
Registered office: 86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE, UK
Spanish office: Montoya, Carrer d’Avila 32, Barcelona 08005, ESPANA