A very marked trend in the modern office projects is the integration of decorative murals in workspaces. This graphic resource, on the one hand, offers a clear aesthetic contribution to the whole, and on the other, can be associated with a specific functionality, such as transmitting the company values through these large-scale murals.

We have selected several examples which are very revealing that, beyond beauty or attractiveness, there is a ideological intentionality in most of the murals.

Decorative location murals

Are very frequent decorative murals which make a direct reference to the city that hosts the company. Especially interesting this 14-meter mural that the company Miro, a collaboration platform specializing in artificial intelligence, has placed in the social area of its offices.

It is a commission made by the Berlin artist Vidum, which captures the essence of this Berlin company. The Cubist style blends influences from pop, surrealism and street art: geometric shapes superimposed with abstract and vibrant strokes, inspired by urban culture, with very recognizable characters and symbols of Berlin, such as the oso of the shield or the tower from the Fernsehturm television station. A true allegory of this famous European capital.

Murals in tribute to the city

This is another example of mural-tribute to the city, which is located in the offices of the consulting firm Deloitte in Crocovia.. This beautiful mural of the medieval Polish city, drawn with fine and delicate lines, welcomes visitors and shows the profile of the most emblematic buildings: St. Mary's Basilica, the Cloth Hall, the Czartoryski Museum, the market square or the tower of the old town hall. A large rising sun enhances the historical greatness of the city, and links it to a foreign company.

In these offices of the real estate giant Blackrock, located in Atlanta, a mural relating to Southern history and culture was created on each floor by local artists. Pictured is one of the murals. art-pop 60s, with floral symbolism of the hippie movement, the eagle of the Atlanta coat of arms, the dome of the Georgia Capitol and the image of Martin Luther King, distinguished son of the city.

The restaurant and dining area of the South African company Capital, located in Cape Town, is the main feature of the large mural in vitamin colors. 

It is well known that murals, whether indoors or outdoors, stimulate the senses and transform dull or boring spaces into more pleasant environments.

This, of course, also applies to offices, as it has been proven that a attractive and colorful mural reduces the visual stress transmitted by empty walls or cold colors. Consequently, the graphic art It helps to increase the emotional well-being of employees, creating a welcoming, relaxed, and more pleasant environment. Hence, one of the most common spaces for large murals is the social zones.

There's no doubt that murals need perspective, especially if they're large. But we mustn't forget that a mural also it works like a trompe l'oeil (an eye-trap) and can change the perception of space. Although the most common areas to locate them are social areas and entrances, where there are unused walls, they can also be found in small or enclosed areas They are very useful because they visually expand the space and add relieve to flat surfaces. These two examples of landscape murals not only decorate, but also provide depth y spatial amplitude.

A mural can serve to reinforce the values of a company, This helps convey corporate culture visually. It's also, without a doubt, a way to impress clients and visitors with a professional and coherent image.

This was the objective of this mural (above these lines), which reproduces the corporate image of the company Cada dia, dedicated to the development of digital products (navigability, usability, interface design, etc.). A graphic design that is inspired by the innovation and creativity Company.

Another aspect recently studied by the neuroarchitecture is the capacity of abstract art to stimulate the brain. This is due to "mirror neurons," which react to what is observed. Since we cannot objectively decipher what we are seeing, our mirror neurons cannot instinctively reproduce the action.

While the representation of a landscape, a portrait or a still life produces a localized activity In a specific area of the brain, abstract art makes different regions of the brain work, in a kind of search for relationships with what is observed. wide variety of stimuli What the brain receives when faced with abstract art means that it does not respond in a predictable way, but rather new neuronal relationships and new synaptic pathways are established, activating parts of the nervous system that, under normal conditions, would not have interacted with each other.

Another of the positive effects of the decorative murals is that they favor the environments creative and inspiring. By occupying a large surface area, they create an enveloping environment, especially in social areas, which stimulates productivity and internal communication between workers. All of this results in the well-being excitesl of the workers, who perceive the space as friendly, far removed from the hostile environments of traditional offices.

In this image, we see a large mural of soft green and blue colors, with allusions to the environment. This iconography also reinforces the company's positive image, enhancing its ecological values.

Offices of a co-working space in Sofia, Bulgaria, intended for a very young community of nomadic workers, aged between 20 and 35.

Graffiti in offices

Many of the examples we have found fall into the genre of graffiti or “street art”. Technology companies, digital platforms, communication and marketing agencies, radio or television headquarters... there are many business profiles that sign up for “graffiti” their offices, even extensively. It is not just a fad, but a genuine statement of intents and a supposedly groundbreaking and modern positioning of the firm.

Murals of maps and plans

The plans on walls are a very effective decorative resource, which anchors the identity of the firm to the city where it is located and reflects the expansive character and global vision of the company, in this case, located in the city of Houston. From this space of more common, it is especially interesting how the have been combined materialsThe wood of the furniture and flooring, the hexagonal ceramic tiles, the exposed brick on the wall facing the city map. Everything is carefully thought out and carefully curated.

In this waiting room of a shipping company based in Shanghai, the world map reinforces the international character of the company and the company's traveler. It must be remembered that the murals They can be of different types, more artistic or artisanal, handmade on site; or Industrial, using wallpaper or other backings (fabric, PVC, bamboo, etc.). This is, without a doubt, a vinyl mural.

Murals with floral motifs

The motives floral or botanical They always work very well on walls, whether in hand-painted murals or paper or vinyl coverings. With them you can create enveloping atmospheres that stimulate the sight and transport the user to a plant paradise. In these two examples, the murals cover dining areas. In the one below, the mural adorns the stairwell of an office in Kuala Lumpur; hence the tropicalization of the reasons.

Large murals in meeting rooms

We finish this monograph with these two examples of murals by meeting or training rooms, whichThey prove that, even in the most serious or exposed spaces, murals work perfectly. Top image: Boardroom at the Procter & Gamble offices in the Chinese city of GuangZhou, with a graffiti-type mural with symbolism and Chinese spellings. And on these lines: Training and meeting room of a co-working space in Virginia (USA), with an elegant geometric mural.

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