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The Biophilic WorkplaceOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Nature-based design strategies for indoor environments as an efficient approach for improving workplaces design and fulfilling employee’s sensorial and social needs have received little attention compared to other design strategies related to spatial needs and to comfort and wellness concepts in workplaces including office ergonomics, thermal comfort, lighting conditions and acoustic factors. This thesis focuses on biophilic design as an effective approach for enhancing the ambience of workplace design and for promoting employee’s health through the application of nature-based design solutions. The thesis aims to explore the potentials of biophilic design in enhancing the workplace ambience’s spatial, sensorial, and social requirements. In order to achieve the research’s main goal, a theoretical analysis is first conducted through the review of literature related to the emergence of biophilic design and its impact on human health followed by a study of biophilic patterns definition and analysis of its application in international examples according to Terrapin Bright Green’s categorization. Workplace ambience requirements were later studied to understand how the biophilic approach can fulfill these needs. An analytical study is then held on selected worldwide cases to study the relation between the biophilic design patterns and the three main aspects of workplace ambience. The two processes of analysis helped in developing a three-dimensional matrix relating a set of proposed biophilic design strategies to each aspect of the workplace ambience including spatial, social, and sensorial aspects and that suggests enhancing this ambience.
On the other side, this matrix also relates the biophilic patterns to expected health benefits including cognitive, psychological, and physiological health.