Biophilic design
Biophilic design has become a bit of a buzzword for architects and designers in recent times, but while the principles of biophilic design can offer benefits to your home environment, these concepts can easily feel out of reach for the everyday self-builder or renovator.
Yet, to a certain degree, biophilic design is evident in a great many homes already — perhaps without the owners or designers even realising.
WHAT IS BIOPHILIC DESIGN?
The origins of biophilic design can be traced back to American biologist and theorist Edward O Wilson, who popularised the term ‘biophilia’ (meaning a love of nature) in his 1984 book of the same name.
In the book, Wilson argued that humans benefit from being in close contact with nature, and suffer when
