Spell

A bespoke garden compost seating nook for a national fashion brand’s headquarters

The team at Spell & The Gypsy collective, a leading fashion house in Australia, approached Andrew to design, construct and realise an integrated compost food garden solution they were seeking for their HQ in Byron Bay.

Andrew designed a bespoke composting garden solution, which custom fit the existing decor and style of the building, and incorporated beautiful recycled woods and materials. The team were incredibly motivated to solve this need for their business, so that their staff of 50+ working at the headquarters could take responsibility for their food waste produced on site, but also benefit from having a beautiful structure at the entrance of their office, full of luscious, nutrient-dense herbs, salad greens and decorative flowers.

Andrew held multiple training workshops with staff to educate on how to compost most effectively, and now the team manage this process completely onsite, without any assistance, which has diverted all organic food waste from landfill, and repurposed it to build healthy soil for their gardens.

The Project

LOCATION - Spell & The Gypsy HQ, Byron Bay
DATE - 2019
CLIENT - Spell & The Gypsy Collective
DESIGN - Andrew Hayim De Vries
PROJECT MANAGER - Andrew Hayim De Vries, Adam Taylor
CONSTRUCTION - Adam Taylor
TIMEFRAME - 3 weeks

Impact

Environmental

  • Recycled wood structure, repurposing materials

  • Diverts the food waste from landfill of around 50 staff members

  • Building soil fertility and health, and boosting plant growth

Economic

  • Eliminate the cost of fertilisers and compost for growing plants

  • Growing healthy salad and herb ingredients for the staff to enjoy on their lunch breaks

  • A significant focus for media exposure (national and international), word of mouth, promotion of eco-business

Social

  • Created a compost committee of 6 staff members to take care of the composting program within the headquarters

  • Staff, clients and visitors are exposed to a unique, integrated waste and food growing solution

  • Gives the brand a leading edge amongst competitors and peers

Educational

  • Workshops held for staff to learn about composting food waste