Biophilia is a natural human tendency and innate need to connect with natural systems and processes.

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Biophilia

The biophilic hypothesis, theory and tools were created from the understanding through research that humanity has evolved in a sensory-rich environment.

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Biophilic design

Biophilic design is a conscious attempt to interpret human’s innate need for a natural connection and to the systems and processes of nature - biophilia - in our built environment.

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Application of biophilia

Biophilia is a versatile ecosystem that gives a biophilic design expert the tools to design wherever humans operate.

“Natural light, weather conditions, water, plants, animals, landscapes and habitats are to this day important contexts for human evolution in terms of health, productivity, emotional and intellectual development and spiritual well-being."

What does biophilic design mean?

Nature

In the production of materials and as a result of all construction, changes in natural systems inevitably occur. The question is therefore not whether an ecological change will take place, but whether its net result will be more productive and sustainable in the long term in terms of the natural environment.

Climate change poses its own challenges in predicting future living conditions. This applies to all levels of society already. Biophilic design aims to support an ecologically sustainable and strong natural connection in the long term.

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Human

In addition to minimizing the load on nature, the key effect of biophilic design is human well-being as part of a larger ecological ecosystem. Successful planning has been found to increase physical and mental well-being.

Positive effects has been seen in studies such as increased satisfaction and improved motivation, problem-solving ability and creativity. When feelings of stress and anxiety decrease, everyday coping and control skills and ability to concentrate develop. Better social interaction skills reduce hostility and aggression.

Biophilic design

Biophilic design is the application of different design strategies. Depending on the parameters of the project, suitable elements and attributes are selected, which form the red thread for the entire process from beginning to end.

The choice of design applications is influenced by e.g. project conditions, constraints, building and landscape use, economic factors, logistics, legislation and cultural and ecological conditions.

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Biophilic design does not work or cannot be called biophilic when it is done fragmented or as a detached part of a larger project.

With biophilia, we can repair the broken nature connection

When we turn our perspective from what we are used to, nature appears as a solution instead of a challenge. The efficiency thinking of the past decades has brought with it a distortion in which nature values ​​and construction are seen as opposites to each other. However, this should be turned around: combining biophilic values ​​with construction is not only sustainable but also cost-effective.

Biophilic thinking is more than the roof garden of an Apartment building or a green wall of an office

Biophilia is a value choice in which sustainable development, connection to nature, human well-being and aesthetics are taken into account in the design of all environments. City planning, architecture and construction must be made to speak the same language, and new building materials play a central role in this.

"Biophilic design is not about greening buildings
Or environments with trees and bushes. It's
About humanity's place in nature and the
Natural world's place in human society."