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promoted ADAPTABILITY
higher ENGAGEMENT
appeased FRUSTRATION
boosted WELL-BEING
amplified HAPPINESS
improved HEALTH
dropped HEART RATE
decreased
LIKELIHOOD OF DISEASE
revitalised RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
stimulated CONCENTRATION
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reduced STRESS
EXPERIENCING A BIOPHILIC DESIGNED ENVIRONMENT
restored ATTENTION
raised AGILITY
fostered MEMORY
features and mechanisms that could make the space in which we live more natural, addressing the notion that we have to “leave” our buildings to “enter” the natural world.
Looking at the “nature-design relationships” defined by Keller, Terrapin Bright Green looked at opportunities to apply them in architecture and design and developed a framework composed of 14 patterns8 which support making biophilic design decisions in every artificial space.
Recently, accurate medical and scientific studies in support of the “biophilia hypothesis” have been published by the German biologist Clemens Arvay9. In addition, biophilia has been connected to the wider concept of sustainable design by Rob Fleming and Saglinda Roberts10 who offered a holistic approach addressing the social, cultural, ecological, and aesthetic aspects of the connection between humans and nature.
Today biophilic principles are applied in a range of contexts, from the interiors of buildings to streets, cities and even whole regions11, with an approach that does not simply create healthy spaces but healing ones12.
Examples from all over the world show how biophilic design is now routinely applied to support everything from learning, movement and
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The enjoyment of the scenery - with a rested mind - influence the body well-being.
increased VISUAL COMFORT
revamped CIRCADIAN SYSTEM
lowered BLOOD PRESSURE
Biophilic Designed Environment Experience
Data: elaborated from “14 Patterns of Biophilic Design: Improving Health and Well-being in the Built Environment”, 2014 and “Human Spaces: The Global Impact of Biophilic Design in the Workplace”, 2015, both by Terrapin Bright Green.
enhanced PERCEPTION
intensified PRODUCTIVITY
reinforced CREATIVITY
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