A handful of seeds, a cultivated field, a richharvest. Nothing against a little rural romance – but itis a bitdusty. Modern seedshavelongbeendeveloped in hi-techlaboratoriesand hold incredible potential: They are adapted to the respective climate and soil, increase yields and reduce the use of pesticides. Seeds are also the specialty of KWS, a traditional, independent family company in its 6th generation. KWS started its journey to be amongst the world‘s top seed manufacturers from its headquarters in rural Einbeck and is now opening a new office location – in the heart of Berlin.

KWS has moved into the new office and commercial complex “Im Wirtschaftswunder” in the Schöneberg district. The former headquarters of a bank from the 1980s lay unused – and has been revitalized by Kinzo. The environment: an urbanity reflecting the breaks in the history of the city, rugged, formed, authentic, developing rapidly in its own rhythm. But how does a medium-sized seed company from the rural Südniedersachsen fit into such a cauldron?

Kinzo designed the simple answer to this contradiction: urbanitymeets modern agriculture.

Injecting colour with 'parkour'
 
The modern working environment, which connects the KWS culture with the characteristic flair of the capital city, offers an entirely new range of options when it comes to types of work. The result thereof spans five stories and is a combination of workspaces featuring an open design, several places for small and larger meetings as well as common areas.. 

Colourful and vibrant, the 'parkour' cupboard booths are adding interesting focal points to this modern working environment, provide breakout spaces and lend structure to the open office layout. werner works 'basic cap' sideboards have been effectively used to create zones around individual work spaces and provide extra storage space.