Biophilic Design

Presentation by John Turner & Howard Bates

Who we are..

Close your eyes

What is Biophilia?

!“Biophilic Design is an innovative way of designing the places where we live, work, and learn. We need

nature in a deep and fundamental fashion, but we have often designed our cities and suburbs in ways that both degrade the environment and alienate us from nature.” !

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– The Architecture of Life! http://www.biophilicdesign.net!

Waterfalls, stepping stones, sunlight in a forest, being with pets, waves splashing on a beach, fresh mountain air…

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•  For almost 2000 years we followed Roman Engineer Vitruvius’ principles of working with nature to naturally ventilate and control solar gain

•  Then the Industrial Revolution provided architects with the opportunity to work against nature and the skyscraper was born, and air conditioning controlled nature

•  Bauhaus director Adolph Loos in ‘Ornament and Crime’ stated that all superfluous decoration was offensive and criminal, the fluid human frame was doomed to inhabit rectilinear forms

•  For almost 100 years Modernism has worked to minimise our connection with nature

•  Over the last 30 years, Eco and Sustainable architecture has worked to restore that link

•  However today most architects and interior designers are still more concerned with how a building or space

looks, rather than how it feels for the end users.

The Modern Malaise

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‘Architecture is really about well-being. I think that people want to feel good in a space ... On the one hand it's about shelter, but it's also about

pleasure.’

Zaha Hadid (1950 - 2016) http://www.azquotes.com/author/Zaha_Hadid

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Fallingwater – Frank Lloyd Wright (1935)

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Why do we like Biophilia?

= wellbeing

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Mental restoration (concentration/alertness)

Emotional restoration (stress, lifestyle pressures)

Physical restoration (relaxation)

1. Visual connection with nature (view to nature)

8. Biomorphic forms & patterns (natural imagery)

2. Non-visual connection with nature (multisensory connection)

9. Material connection with nature (creating sense of place)

3. Non-rhythmic sensory stimuli (ephemeral connections)

10. Complexity & order (rich sensory information found in nature)

4. Thermal & airflow variability (mimicking natural environment)

11. Prospect (view over a distance)

5. Presence of water (seeing/hearing/touching water)

12. Refuge (protection from surroundings)

6. Dynamic & diffuse light (mimicking natural environment)

13. Mystery (partially obscured views etc.)

7. Connection with natural systems (seasonal/temporal changes)

14. Risk/Peril (coupled with a reliable safeguard)

14 Patterns of Biophilic Design, Terrapin Bright Green (2014)

14 PATTERNS OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN

NATURE OF THE SPACE

NATURAL ANALOGUESNATURE IN THE SPACE

‘Trying to tick/check all 14 patterns is definitely overkill and counterproductive. It becomes a

collage with no central purpose or focus.’

Catie Ryan Terrapin Bright Green, co-author of 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design

14 PATTERNS OF BIOPHILIC DESIGN

7 key wellbeing concepts, Interface WELL Building Standard

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ventilation. temperature. pollution levels.

access to water. relaxing sounds.

healthy food options.

natural light.warm lighting.

access to gyms & sports facilities. healthy transport options.

seating. places to rest.

social places. quiet spaces.

7 key wellbeing concepts, Interface WELL Building Standard

Popular in workplace design, to help control noise, smells, heat & stress

Apple Office – Cupertino Facebook Office – London

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(15) Squarespace offices, NYC, (16) Wola Park co-working space, Warsaw, (17)) Shared office airbnb, San Francisco, (18) Facebook office, Menlo Park.

‘Biophilic design must nurture a love of place’ - Terrapin Bright Green, Report: 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design, p13.

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(19) Garden Gate, Heathrow (20) Anthropologie, Regent St, (21) High Line NYC, (22) Innisfree beauty, USA

What does it mean for the

workplace?

World GBC, Health, Wellbeing & Productivity in Offices, 2017, p6

Atkins, Human Centred Design, 2018, http://atkins-hcd.com

CBI UK, ‘Front of Mind: Prioritising Health and Wellbeing in your workplace’, Sept 2018 pamphlet/report

57 vs. 68 hours of sick leave

‘Encouraging a biophilic workplace is about more than just adding potted plants.’

‘Health, Wellbeing & Productivity in Offices’

World Green Building Council, 2017, p42

Employee access to natural scenery is significantly correlated to: -  Job satisfaction -  Health -  Productivity

76% identified a biophilic feature as their favourite

part of the space

Natural light Views to nature

MATERIAL CONNECTIONS TO NATURE

Patterns/textures/colours inspired by nature, organic forms, including light, temperature & airflow that mimics

nature

PROSPECT Views or proximity to nature, water features, plants

NON-VISUAL CONNECTIONS TO NATURE

A variety of sensory connections to nature, e.g. acoustics

World GBC research, ‘Health, Wellbeing & Productivity in Retail’ (2016)

Friendlier spaces

Less absenteeism/presenteeism

Less environmental

stress

Better focus & productivity

Sensing spaces – We inhabit a visually dominated society, and rarely navigate spaces using smells, touch, sounds & taste

•  mint, pine, lavender, jasmine, eucalyptus

•  Natural air flows

•  Soothing music, making breeze audible

•  Running water and fountains relax

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dwell.

well lit.

open.

biodiversity.

water.

warm.

(29) ATP Vordingborg office, Germany (30) Jemena Workplace, Melbourne (31) Fazer Visitor Centre, Finland (32) Rabobank, London

open & active

connected

warmth

light 29!

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‘…to enable all employees and clients to work together and interact, passing on

knowledge and ideas, and to stimulate the

five senses of all visitors and occupants.’

About CBRE Offices

Madrid

CBRE Blog about Workplace Building Design trends for Wellbeing| CBRE offices awarded WELL Building standard, Madrid

Workplace Building Design Trends correlated with Health & Wellbeing

‘Our theory is that health and wellbeing does not need to be expensive to benefit

users – just well thought out and accessible’

Ellandi/Workman PLC UKGBC Wellbeing Lab

Mercury Shopping Centre, Romford. Community allotments, Prospect Centre, Hull.

‘Sustainability should be fun and engaging’

Spencer Hawken

Centre Manager, Mercury Shopping Centre

CASE STUDIES

Warsaw, Poland

Current Office Scheme, South West

‘The Field Café’, Hyde Hall, Chelmsford

Before

‘Clover Café’, Hyde Hall, Chelmsford

After

RHS - Hill Top Building

RHS - Hill Top Building

Garden Palette - Culinary Garden

Landscaping | Concept Colour Palette

bringing in colours & smells from outside.

sense of place.

Palette inspired by Garden Design by Adam Frost (BBC Gardener’s World) Hyde Hall, Chelmsford

RHS - Hill Top Building

Garden Palette - Culinary Garden

Landscaping | Concept Colour Palette

inspired by nature.

biodiversity.

Before

External area, Beaumaris, Anglesey

After

External seating area, Beaumaris, Anglesey

Beaumaris, Anglesey

tactile connections to nature.

Leeds (in progress)| Worcester

refuge.

comfort. restorative.

Worcester

prospect.

shelter.

social spaces.

natural light & ventilation.

water.

Banbridge, Northern Ireland | Tristan Capital | The Lotus Group

Banbridge, Northern Ireland | Tristan Capital | The Lotus Group

Junction 1, Northern Ireland | Tristan Capital | The Lotus Group

Junction 1, Northern Ireland | Tristan Capital | The Lotus Group

So if Biophilia is good for us, why don’t we do more of it?

We landscape externally, but interior landscaping like ‘art’ is one of the first items to be ‘value engineered’ !

BEAR Coffee Company, Derby

• De-stressing, improves concentration, productivityand creativity

• Psychologically/physiologically beneficial

• Improves health and well-being

• Links to increased dwell time and relaxation in anyspace

CONCLUSION – WHY BIOPHILIA

Thank you...

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John Turner! & Howard Bates

turnerbates Design & Architecture

& Bo !

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Key research texts: - The Economics of Biophilia, Terrapin Bright Green, 2012

https://www.terrapinbrightgreen.com/reports/the-economics-of-biophilia/#driving-profit-margins-in-the-workplace

- Health, Wellbeing & Productivity in Offices, World Green Building Council, 2017https://www.ukgbc.org/sites/default/files/Health%2520Wellbeing%2520and%2520Productivity%2520in%2520Offices%2520-%2520The%2520next%2520chapter%2520for%2520green%2520building%2520Full%2520Report_0.pdf

- Front of Mind: Prioritising Workplace Health & Wellbeing, CBI, 2018 http://www.cbi.org.uk/front-of-mind/home.html

- UK GBC Wellbeing Lab: Retail, UKGBC, 2018 https://www.ukgbc.org/ukgbc-work/wellbeing-lab-retail/

- 14 Patterns of Biophilia, Terrapin Bright Green, 2014 https://www.terrapinbrightgreen.com/report/14-patterns/

- Creating +Positive spaces using the WELL Building Standard, Interface & Oliver Heath Design, 2018http://interf.ac/well-building-guide

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