Biotic Instruments
About
Living architecture, engineered to thrive.
Most plants in buildings are slowly dying. Not because plants are impossible to keep healthy, but because the infrastructure was never there to support them. Plantings that were added to building designs as an afterthought, subjected to care that is inconsistent. The result is familiar: beautiful greenery at opening, a slow decline over the months and years that follow.
Biotic Instruments builds the infrastructure layer that changes that outcome. Products that are closed systems: drainless, self-contained, installable in spaces that were never designed for plants. Systems that know what and how they're growing, and can adapt care routines intelligently. Hardware that disappears entirely into the installation.
The result is an installation that gets better with age. Plants that get bigger, healthier, and more robust as the years go on, spaces that improve rather than deteriorate. Living architecture designed like a system, not maintained like a hobby. We believe the future of architecture isn't static structures, but dynamic, living ecosystems — buildings where nature doesn't just coexist with design, it thrives inside it.
Plants as Infrastructure
Living architecture often fails because it's designed like decoration and maintained like an afterthought. We believe that with the right systems, plants can become an integral and permanent part of the built environment.
Lower Operational Cost
Traditional plant maintenance techniques are expensive and often lead to underwhelming results. By reducing maintenance complexity, we strive to increase access to meaningful plant installations.
Biotic Design
Humans are part of a billions-years-old biosphere. We are happier, healthier, and less anxious when more firmly tethered to nature and the living world.
Founder
Adam Besheer
Founder & CEO
Adam Besheer spent 13 years as a partner at Greenery NYC, designing and maintaining biophilic installations for hundreds of organizations, including Google, Apple, and Etsy — and developing maintenance systems that kept installations thriving well beyond the industry norm. He previously co-founded Greenery Unlimited, whose self-watering planters were sold through the MoMA Design Store, Nordstrom, and Food52. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, and Dwell. He founded Biotic Instruments in 2024.