hr inspired - biophilic design - naturally improving the health & well being of spaces
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@Oliver _Heath @human_spaces
The Science and Style of Biophilic design
BiophiliaBiophilia – The innate human attraction to nature and natural processes
Image: Michelle Karpman
Our Genetic Heritage: survival; savannah landscapes; animals; food; water; clear views; vantage points; shelter; defence; warmth
Image: Hoo-Yong
Savannah Theory – Ultimate Landscapes
Image: Westfield
Principles – 1. Views out onto dynamic nature
Image: Glen Irani Architects – Hover House 3
Image: Rees Roberts + Partners Urban Garden Design
Principles – 2. Improve access to natural light
Circadian Rhythms - The effect of natural light on the body’s 24 hour clock
Image: PhotonStar LED Group PLC
What happens when we don’t sleep properly?
Principles: 3. Natural patterns, materials, products & textures
Eldorado stone House Beautiful magazine'[email protected]
Surface View
Surface View Interface looseleafstore.com.au
Principles4. Quality of air– toxins, air movement, CO2, temp/ humidity
Principles: 5. Recuperation spaces to retreat into
Principles6. Prospect – elevated and enticing views through spaces
Schools: Children learn 20-25% faster in natural daylightAbsenteeism reduced by 3.5 days a yearTest results improved by 5 – 14%
Jessop and Cook ArchitectsImage: Nikhilesh Haval of Nikreations
Jessop and Cook Architects- St Mary’s Infant School
Jessop and Cook ArchitectsImage: Nikhilesh Haval of Nikreations
Images: Tectoniques
Tectoniques ArchitectsThe Paul Chevalier School, France
Hospitals: Reduces duration of hospital stays by 8.5%, post-operative pain medication reduced by 22%
Danish Forest Hospital proposal:Aasarchitecture.com
Healing gardens - good for patients, staff and visitorsShinrin Yoku – in Japan
Olson Family Garden , St Louis, Mo
Image: © Herzog & de Meuron
Homes are more calming and restorativeIn areas with biophilic landscaping:• Display less crime & domestic violence • 4-5% property increase
Image: Kohler
Case Study: BBC DIY SOS - June Finlay and family
Offices – Alleviates stress, reduces absenteeism, increases productivity and staff retention
Image: HOK London
Natural Light and access to windowsOffice workers were found to perform 10% to 25% better on tests of mental function and memory recall when they had the best possible view versus those with no view.
Image: The Sky Factory
Heschong, Lisa. Heshong Mahone Group (2003) “Windows and Offices: A Study of Office Worker Performance and the Indoor Environment” – California Energy Commission
Views onto natureviews from plants have been shown increase productivity by 15%
The Relative Benefits of Green Versus Lean Office Space: Three Field ExperimentsMarlon Nieuwenhuis, Craig Knight, Tom Postmes, and S. Alexander Haslam2014
Natural textures, colours and patternsWhen natural features have been applied a 15% reduction in absenteeism has been reported
Romm, Joseph J. and William D. Browning (1994) “Greening the building and the bottom line.” Rocky Mountain Institute, Colorado
Recuperative Spaces
Top: Apple‘s Campus 2 Foster + PartnersLeft: HQ Microsoft Austria INNOCAD Architektur ZT GmbHImage: Paul Ott
Image Courtesy of World Green Building CouncilHealth, Wellbeing & Productivity in Offices report
Genzyme Headquarters – Behnisch and Partners
Image: Behnisch Architekten
Genzyme HQ by Behnisch & Partners - Case study
Image: Behnisch Architekten
Image: Behnisch Architekten
Image: Apple Campus 2 Fosters + Partners
Google Mountain View campusThomas Heatherwick, Studio BIG
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@Oliver _Heath @human_spaces
The Science and Style of Biophilic design