Journal of Biophilic Design

著者: Vanessa Champion editor Journal of Biophilic Design
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  • Welcome to our podcast series from the Journal of Biophilic Design, where we interview workplace consultants, futurists, interior designers, architects, urban planners and those working in healthcare, wellbeing and other industries to find out the latest on Biophilic Design. www.journalofbiophilicdesign.com

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  • Biophilic Design and Retail spaces
    2024/10/16
    Lyn Falk is founder and president of Retailworks, Inc. – an award-winning branding, design, display and consulting firm specializing in retail, corporate, and hospitality spaces. She has devoted over 35 years to teaching and helping retailers and business professionals build healthy, purposeful and productive spaces that move hearts, minds & merchandise. Her expertise in retail design, business, science, consumer behaviour and environmental psychology has helped her develop designs that not only meet but often exceed her client’s projected goals/sales. Lyn is a passionate advocate of biophilic design. From her perspective, it is important all the time, humans are part of nature and need to reconnect with the environment rather than living in a built environment that pulls us away from nature. Early in her career she was really keen on healthy design, sustainable design and eco-friendly design and took an early interest in Biomimicry and Biophilia.In this podcast, Lyn describes herself as a long-term preacher and educator in the sphere of biophilic design. To her, "Everything is energy, even this brick building I'm in is made from molecules and atoms and energy,", and different materials like glass, wood, and brick vibrate differently, affecting our senses and well-being. She emphasizes the importance of natural materials like wood, which have not undergone extensive processing and retain their original energy. Her designs always include the immediate benefits of incorporating natural elements like plants, natural light, and fresh air into design and as many other elements the brief allows.Lyn's design philosophy is rooted in the understanding that we are fundamentally part of nature, not separate from it. "We cannot exist without abiding by the laws of nature," she says. "We've perhaps been forced into built environments that pull that out of the environment, but we're now seeing the results of that." Those results, according to Lyn, are all too apparent in the retail and hospitality sectors, where a focus on maximizing profits has often come at the expense of human needs.Lyn believes that by reintegrating nature into our built spaces through elements like natural light, plants, and natural materials, we can not only improve the customer experience, but also the wellbeing of employees. "I always say if I had to work in a cubicle, just shoot me," she laughs. “We are living nature, and we've been put in buildings that are static and not necessarily living, breathing buildings.”The key, Lyn argues, is understanding how our senses and subconscious respond to different environmental cues. For instance you can increase dwell time by having your customers listen “to the right genre of music for your target market and for the product that you're selling and your brand the right genre of music at the right volume and the right aroma, people think they were only in your store for a shorter period of time than they actually were."Ultimately, Lyn's vision for a future painted with the “Magic Brush of Biophilia” is one where biophilic design is the norm, not the exception. "Lush green and beautiful, clear blue. It's greens and blues, but all different shades, and just the depths of the green is amazing and enveloping. And the clear, deep, different coloured shades of blue that make you be able to breathe and see and there’s clarity."As the world grapples with the consequences of our disconnection from nature, Lyn's advocacy and insight in this podcast serves as a powerful reminder that the solutions may be found in reconnecting with the very essence of what makes us human.www.retailworksinc.comHave you got a copy of the Journal? You can now subscribe to the digital edition or purchase a copy directly from us at the journalofbiophilicdesign.com or Amazon. If you like our podcast and would like to support us in some way, you can buy us a coffee if you’d like to, thank you xBook tickets to the Biophilic Design Conference here www.biophilicdesignconference.comCredits: with thanks to George Harvey Audio Production for the calming biophilic soundscape that backs all our podcasts. Did you know our podcast is also on Audible, Amazon Music, Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher, vurbl, podbay, podtail, and most if not all the RSS feeds?Facebook https://www.facebook.com/journalofbiophilicdesign/Twitter https://twitter.com/JofBiophilicDsnLinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/journalofbiophilicdesign/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/journalofbiophilicdesign
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  • HuffnPuff House
    2024/10/03
    Talina Edwards, founder of the award-winning architecture firm Envirotecture, shares her passion for sustainable, biophilic design that reconnects people with the natural world.Based in Ballarat, Victoria, Talina and her team are at the forefront of a movement to transform the way homes and buildings are constructed in Australia. "We really care about health, we really care about people, and we really care about the planet, because we want a healthy, thriving future for the future generations," Talina explains. This ethos underpins Envirotecture's work, which spans certified PassivHaus projects, off-grid homes, and advocacy for more environmentally-conscious building practices.One of Talina's standout projects is the "Huff and Puff" house, a straw bale home that also achieved PassivHaus certification. "We wanted it to be very healthy. The clients were very keen on using straw because of being so connected to the land there. So that drove the whole project," she said. The home's thick straw walls, combined with careful solar orientation and triple-glazed windows, allowed it to meet the rigorous PassivHaus standard while still maintaining a strong connection to its natural surroundings.This connection to place is a crucial element of biophilic design, which Talina sees as essential for shifting societal mindsets around sustainability.Talina believes that biophilic principles can have a profound impact. “If we remember our true wild nature and our connection to spirit of place, it changes your outlook and everything." This sentiment is echoed in the design of Envirotecture's "Biophilic Bungalow" project, which involves the sensitive renovation and expansion of the existing California-style home.By incorporating elements like a central courtyard, a reflection pond, and carefully curated natural materials, they are creating a space that nurtures its occupants' connection to the surrounding landscape.With projects that seamlessly blend sustainability, health, and biophilic design, Talina and Envirotecture are leading the charge towards a more harmonious, nature-centric future for the built environment in Australia and beyond.Have you got a copy of the Journal? You can now subscribe to the digital edition or purchase a copy directly from us at the journalofbiophilicdesign.com or Amazon. If you like our podcast and would like to support us in some way, you can buy us a coffee if you’d like to, thank you xBook tickets to the Biophilic Design Conference here www.biophilicdesignconference.com Credits: with thanks to George Harvey Audio Production for the calming biophilic soundscape that backs all our podcasts. Did you know our podcast is also on Audible, Amazon Music, Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher, vurbl, podbay, podtail, and most if not all the RSS feeds?Facebook https://www.facebook.com/journalofbiophilicdesign/Twitter https://twitter.com/JofBiophilicDsnLinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/journalofbiophilicdesign/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/journalofbiophilicdesign
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    48 分
  • How our Brains respond to Biophilic Design
    2024/09/11
    In a world increasingly disconnected from nature, the principles of biophilic design offer a powerful antidote.Chintamani Bird, an Australian designer committed to biophilic design, shared her insights on how Biophilic Design can heal both people and the planet. She emphasizes that biophilic design has a profound impact on the brain, reducing stress, improving cognitive function, activating the parasympathetic nervous system, and enhancing overall mood and well-being.As the Journal of Biophilic Design expands to Australia in 2025, this is the first in a series of interviews with leading names in Biophilic Designers from that side of the globe and who champion the transformative potential of this design philosophy.At the heart of Biophilic Design is the recognition that humans have an innate need to connect with the natural world. "Biophilic design has the opportunity to heal and heal through biodiversity, heal the soil, heal the environment, heal communities," Chintamani emphasized.When we put people in an environment like a modern open plan office with sensory deprivation, with white walls and square functional modular furniture for instance, we're actually really giving our people a beating. “It's very unkind and quite malicious," Chintamani explains. In contrast, environments infused with natural elements like fractals, water, and greenery can have a profound impact. Because the brain uses up an enormous amount of energy when engaged in any task, having those medium density fractals, allows for cognitive function to reduce as far as the effort it makes, and so helps us use the leftover energy to be more creative, to function, be more productive.This extends beyond the individual to the collective. Chintamani envisions a world "where nature is honoured and treated as sacred, with an integral balance between nature, Earth, and humanity."Biophilic design, she believes, can heal communities and ecosystems alike. The urgency of this approach is clear. "We're at a tipping point, we need to save our planet." With insects facing mass extinction, the time to act is now. Yet Chintamani's vision is not one of sacrifice, but of abundance. "Biophilic design has the opportunity to really do a lot of healing, not just for the environment, but also for people."From healthcare settings to workplaces, the integration of natural elements can reduce stress, improve mental health, and foster a sense of connection. I am often saying that biophilic design sits above everything... it's a catch all design principle that embraces everything and this discussion with Chintamani highlights this in buckets!By honouring our innate biophilia, our love of life, designers like Chintamani are reshaping the built environment to nurture both human and ecological wellbeing. In Chintamani's words, "we should actually imbue it with reverence and then be able to find an integral balance between nature, Earth and humanity."This is the transformative power of biophilic design. To find out more and follow Chintamani’s work visit:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557684881987https://www.instagram.com/studio.chintamani/https://www.linkedin.com/in/chintamani-bird-lfa-b3a90662/www.studiochintamani.comHave you got a copy of the Journal? You can now subscribe to the digital edition or purchase a copy directly from us at the journalofbiophilicdesign.com or Amazon. If you like our podcast and would like to support us in some way, you can buy us a coffee if you’d like to, thank you xBook tickets to the Biophilic Design Conference here.Credits: with thanks to George Harvey Audio Production for the calming biophilic soundscape that backs all our podcasts. Did you know our podcast is also on Audible, Amazon Music, Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, Stitcher, vurbl, podbay, podtail, and most if not all the RSS feeds?Facebook https://www.facebook.com/journalofbiophilicdesign/Twitter https://twitter.com/JofBiophilicDsnLinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/company/journalofbiophilicdesign/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/journalofbiophilicdesign
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    47 分

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Welcome to our podcast series from the Journal of Biophilic Design, where we interview workplace consultants, futurists, interior designers, architects, urban planners and those working in healthcare, wellbeing and other industries to find out the latest on Biophilic Design. www.journalofbiophilicdesign.com

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