Background Over the years, the dynamics of workplace design have changed in varying ways, with the pandemic being a notable change. Awareness surrounding the built environment’s impact on occupants’ well-being has increased after the pandemic. As a result, a substantial increase in the demand for a design that prioritizes humans, such as Biophilic Design, has been observed. Biophilic Design can enhance the quality of interior workspaces, where employees can work, collaborate, socialize, and restore. Methods This paper explores the implementation of biophilic design strategies in workplace interiors and presents the findings in a proposed matrix to record the presence of biophilic patterns. The matrix is designed according to Browning’s list of fifteen biophilic design patterns under the categories of “Nature in Space”, “Natural Analogues,” and “Nature of Space”. The workplace zones of two international examples and two local case studies were examined through photographic methodology. Results The matrix results illustrated the presence of biophilic patterns across the 52 studied zones. The total percentages of biophilic patterns availability recorded in the analysed workplaces were 71%, 66%, 63%, and 58%, respectively. The patterns under the “Natural Analogues” category recorded the highest average presence by 75%, followed by the “Nature in Space” category, achieving 69%, and the “Nature of Space” category recording 52%. The patterns records ranged from 2 to 13 for each zone, emphasizing the various biophilic design implementations within the four studied examples. The patterns that tend to be integrated the most in the analysed workplaces were dynamic and diffused light, connection to natural systems, complexity and order, and prospect patterns. Conclusions In the end, several design strategies were recommended for enhancing biophilic design integration in the local case studies. The paper encourages designers and architects to create biophilic workplaces with the purpose of positively affecting employees’ well-being and performance.
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