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STUDY NATURE, LOVE NATURE, STAY CLOSE TO NATURE. IT WILL NEVER FAIL YOU


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14 PATTERNS OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN


Environmental consulting firm Terrapin Bright Green has published a white paper called 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design: Improving Health & Well- Being in the Built Environment which categorises the different relationships between natural elements and humans in the built environment. It details a range of factors that can comprise to the biophilic design process...


NATURE IN THE SPACE 1. Visual connection with nature – introducing views out to nature;


2. Non-visual connection with nature – auditory, haptic, olfactory, or gustatory stimuli that


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provide a deliberate and positive reference to nature;


3. Non-rhythmic sensory stimuli – momentary exposure to natural sounds and scents;


4. Thermal & airflow variability – Subtle changes in air temperature, relative humidity, airflow across the skin, and surface temperatures;


5. Presence of water – the ability to see, hear or touch water;


6. Dynamic & diffuse light – varying intensities of light and shadow that change over time to create conditions that occur in nature;


7. Connection with natural systems – awareness of


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natural processes, especially seasonal and temporal changes.


NATURAL ANALOGUES 8. Biomorphic forms & patterns – the curves and angles of geometric shapes that occur in nature;


9. Material connection with nature – the use of natural materials that reflect the local ecology or geology;


10.Complexity & order – takes its cue from the geometries and hierarchies found in nature and prioritises symmetrical design that is sensory and information-rich.


NATURE OF THE SPACE PATTERNS 11. Prospect – an unimpeded


view over a distance, for surveillance and planning;


12.Refuge – a place fo withdrawal from


environmental conditions or the main flow of activity, in which the individual is protected from behind and overhead;


13. Mystery – the promise of more information, achieved through partially obscured views or other sensory devices that entice theindividual to travel deeper into the environment;


14.Risk/peril – an identifiable threat coupled with a reliable safeguard.


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