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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Biophilic Design"”.
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Biophilic design: Creating biophilic healing spaces
… the importance of incorporating the concept of biophilic architecture in healthcare setting. The practical implication of applying this concept was verified through specific literatures about biophilic architecture in healthcare and stakeholder interviews with experts from the field, which …
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Biophilic Design: Transitional Housing for Homeless Veterans
… thesis, I look to embrace that relationship by designing housing for homeless veterans. For veterans, this connection helps the space become a place of healing and reconnection to nature, which is proven to have a positive impact in our health and wellness. The building becomes a container of …
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Techno-ecological approach and Evidence-based Biophilic design for the implementation of Vertical Greenery Systems
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Restorative Healing Environments: How can Mental, Physical and Spiritual Wellbeing be Improved through a Biophilic Design Approach?
… effective pedestrianize living we will have to design compact and dense city to minimize the amount of traveling in between places. But compact and dense cities presents challenges to integrate nature and finding ways to make it possible for people in these environments to still be able to …
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Experiencing Sustainable Architecture
The prevailing approach to sustainable design focuses on low environmental impact objectives rather than the enhancement of the connection between people and the natural environment. According to Edward O. Wilson, biophilic design attempts to place an emphasis on the human to nature relationship in …
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Embrace: Healing Mental Health Through Biophilic and Mindfulness Design
This project embraces the intersection of biophilic design and mindfulness as a means to positively impact its users' mental health. The use of intersections in this design embodies therapy's goal of creating a welcoming space where people can safely explore and accept who they are as they travel …
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Developing a Prototypical Biophilic Localized Natural Airflow Simulator (BLNAS) for a Modular Workstation
Architects have long been focused on designing eco-friendly buildings, but there's a growing realization that focusing solely on energy efficiency isn't enough. Occupants spend the majority of their time indoors, and the quality of these indoor spaces profoundly impacts their well-being and …
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Prophylactic Architecture
… By incorporating such elements in architecture, biophilic design has been put forth as a remedy to many of the health concerns associated with urban environments. However, most of the focus has been on treatment rather than prevention, leaving the root causes unaddressed. This thesis aims to …
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Birth Village
… more nurturing and therapeutic ambiance through biophilic design, but also places a strong emphasis on the comprehensive wellness of patients
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Natural Light Transition Through A Healthcare Setting
… and patients' well-being are crucial to wellness design and the overall productivity of the working environment. The purpose of this thesis is to narrate how natural light - a key aspect of biophilic design - can give great health outcomes and enhance the placemaking of a healthcare setting. …
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Habitat on Mars
… for human settlement on Mars. Currently, most designs for living on Mars focus primarily on survival and emphasize the technological aspects necessary for sustaining life. However, there is a lack of holistic consideration for what life on Mars would entail beyond mere survival. These existing …
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“Collecting spring water reminds us how to be human”: in search of an ethic of care for the springs of southern Cape Town
… of Cape Town. This study investigates why the design of the current spring water collection point became the source of such criticism. It compares the re-designed site with two of Cape Town's southern springs that still flow freely, investigating the meaning and influence of unrestricted …
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Quantifying the Benefits of Multisensory Biophilic Restorative Experiences: An Empirical Study Measuring Effects on How Engineers Feel, Think, and Design
… investigates the effects of multisensory biophilic restorative experiences on how engineers feel, think, and design. While previous research on the restorative effects of biophilic experiences have mostly focused on the benefits of visual exposure, less is known about the potential of …
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Connection and Retreat: Reimagining the Public Library as a Biophilic Urban Escape
… and to their surrounding communities through the design of a public library that incorporates nature to promote the holistic health of the community and the individual. The incorporation of nature into the built environment is proven to have physiological and psychological benefits and improve …
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Time, Space, Existence: A Senior Friendly Micro-Community
… the mental and physical health of the occupiers? Design like a problem solver does not only mean solving pre-existed problems, but also thinking preemptively. Although technology can solve part of the problem, if we explore the role of design in our society and know how to apply good architecture …
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Intergenerational healing : redefining the healthcare environment
… project aims to explore how the architectural design of a healthcare centre can be integrated with an intergenerational programme. To achieve this, the project proposes to introduce an intergenerational healthcare centre. The primary focus of which being the integration of social spaces, …
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The In-Betweenness: Work Space of the Future
… and even mental health. The main idea here is to design different spaces with different degrees of openness. These spaces start from being completely closed to completely open and just being defining by a single wall, roof or floor. And it also include every other degree of openness between these …
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Buildings, beauty, and the brain: psychological responses to architectural design
… spend most of their lives in buildings. The design of the built environment can impact mood, behavior, and wellbeing. The evidence discussed in Chapter 1 suggests that the perceived beauty of an environment may influence wellbeing more than any single design variable considered in isolation. …
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Developing a Digital Sustainability Framework for Interior Construction Projects: A Stakeholder-Centred Digital Platform for Sustainable Decision-Making and Biophilic Integration
… readiness; and (2) to identify evidence-based biophilic interior design strategies that measurably improve well-being using a controlled VR evaluation protocol. Study 1 comprised a digital workshop with thirty-two participants using a mixed-methods pre–post evaluation design using pre- and …
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Ecological Knowledge Center, Amazon
This thesis examines the relationship between the Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) of Amazonian communities and their sustainable indigenous architecture. Over centuries, these communities have profoundly influenced the Amazon rainforests through their distinctive lifestyles, cultural …
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