Biophilic Design

Biophilic Design - What is about?

Let’s start defining the term "biophilia" by which we mean love for life and for every living organism. With the suffix -philia we intend positive attractions and sensations that people have regarding organisms, species, habitats, processes and objects immersed in their natural environment. 

Therefore we can define Biophilic Design as an innovative way of designing the places where we live, work and are educated.

Designing according to the principles of biophilic design

There are many ways of designing with Biophilic design, some are direct and others are more subtle and indirect. Surely we can start from the use of materials directly coming from the surrounding environment. For example, using autochthonous essences you can carry out a Vertical Garden that will upholster some walls or the facade of a building, that is operational, beautiful and in close connection with the natural world. Another method to undertake is the use of building materials to recreate natural environments. Our MOSSwall panels can create natural walls able to bring the naturalness of the Scandinavian undergrowth into the environment. 

Biophilic Design - benefits

Which clear benefits can be on health and productivity of people? An increasing number of researches is starting to reveal the positive impact of biophilic design on everyday life. We’re talking of an increase in learning, a faster recovery from diseases or an increase in the performances in the workplace; but how does Biophilic Design affect our productivity? Simply, with many people, proximity to nature or immersion in it, improves mood, quality of life and proactivity. This base model can be transferred to any other context: it's scientifically proven that a happy patient shows a better response to treatments or that a worker satisfied with his/her own working context performs better. Therefore if we start from the assumption that happiness can be generated by design too, not only the circle closes, yet is perfectly functioning and the model of biophilic design becomes the system to long for in the future of social, residential and work design.