"Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you"
Frank Lloyd Wright.
Latest articles on the wonders of utilising Biophilic Design in the built environment
Maativan Farmhouse / Blurring Boundaries
Text description provided by the architects. Maativan signifies a natural building sanctuary made of mud amidst the forest’s embrace. The natural farmhouse nestled on the fringes of Wada’s reserved forest area near Mumbai in India stands as a testament to dedication to environmental consciousness through the integration of material palette, biophilic design, passive design climatology principles, and construction technology. Maativan exhibits the integration of nature within the building envelope in the thoughtful planning of spaces around existing trees, preserving existing natural vegetation. The design follows biophilic architecture design principles.
Transforming Healthcare Environments in India through Neuro-aesthetic Design
In recent years, the landscape of healthcare in India has witnessed a remarkable transformation. The traditional approach to healthcare, centered on clinical excellence and medical interventions, has begun to shift. This transformation is driven by a growing recognition of the crucial role that the physical environment plays in patient well-being and recovery. An emerging concept, neuro-aesthetic design, rooted in the principles of psychologically responsive design, is significantly impacting the Indian healthcare sector.
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Here you can learn how to implement ‘Biophilic Design in the Home’ with the Oliver Heath Design School
Increasingly we are seeing a need to implement Biophilic Design into our spaces; from the office to our homes, compelling research shows that using a human-centred design approach brings a closer link to nature and subsequently improves our health and wellbeing. The Oliver Heath Design School provides insightful and thought-provoking Biophilic Design courses - the perfect way to start your journey into human-centred design thinking.
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"Biophilic Design is an innovative way of designing the places where we live, work, and learn. We need nature in a deep and fundamental fashion, but we have often designed our cities and suburbs in ways that both degrade the environment and alienate us from nature.
The recent trend in green architecture has decreased the environmental impact of the built environment, but it has accomplished little in the way of reconnecting us to the natural world, the missing piece in the puzzle of sustainable development.
Come on a journey from our evolutionary past and the origins of architecture to the world’s most celebrated buildings in a search for the architecture of life.
Together, we will encounter buildings that connect people and nature - hospitals where patients heal faster, schools where children’s test scores are higher, offices where workers are more productive, and communities where people know more of their neighbors and families thrive. Biophilic Design points the way toward creating healthy and productive habitats for modern humans."