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An award-winning biophilic Californian workplace that brings nature, calm, and connection into a contemporary corporate environment.

An award-winning biophilic Californian workplace that brings nature, calm, and connection into a contemporary corporate environment.An award-winning biophilic Californian workplace that brings nature, calm, and connection into a contemporary corporate environment.
Award-winning
An award-winning biophilic Californian workplace that brings nature, calm, and connection into a contemporary corporate environment.
  • Client

    Bishop Ranch

  • Location

    San Ramon, California

  • Collaborators

    Workshape

  • Awards

    International Plantscape Awards - Gold

A lush indoor garden

The Branch Hub at Bishop Ranch transforms a once hard-edged corporate social space into a lush indoor garden inspired by the Californian landscape. Designed as a place for people to meet, pause and connect, the interior planting introduces organic form, layered greenery and natural colour to create an environment that feels both energising and restorative. Sculptural freestanding planters define circulation, frame social zones and establish a rhythm of movement and stillness.

People meeting beside fiddle leaf figs at the Branch Hub, Bishop Ranch — biophilic planting woven throughout the workspace.
Fiddle leaf fig and mixed planting in a white curved planter beside the Branch Hub bar counter at Bishop Ranch, San Ramon.
Two people sitting having a conversation at an open place office and cafe.

Crafted for longevity

A family of bespoke freestanding containers, designed as both functional furniture and sculptural elements, sits at the heart of the project. Fabricated in New Zealand with complex double-curved geometry, the lightweight aluminium planters integrate seating, planting and safety detailing within a refined, furniture-grade finish. Their flowing curves echo the contours of the landscape, creating intimate alcoves for pause and conversation.

Advanced digital modelling informed planter form, species selection and grow-light placement, ensuring long-term plant health, acoustic comfort and ease of maintenance. The flexible system allows the planters to be reorganised over time, enabling the space to evolve with the needs of the workplace.

Case Study: Bishop Ranch
San Ramon, California
Brett Hautop, Founding Partner of Workshape, working on a laptop in a modern cafe setting
"We can functionally change how a space works based on how we reorganise and re-orientate these planters. It’s a flexible system that allows the space to adapt over time. That doesn’t really exist in any other product I’ve seen."
Brett Hautop
Founding partner of Workshape

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