biophilic
Drawn to nature
Biophilic describes an innate human attraction to nature and living systems.
Biophilic design incorporates natural elements—plants, natural light, water features, organic materials—into built environments: The office's biophilic design includes living walls and skylights.
The concept suggests that connection to nature improves wellbeing, productivity, and mental health.
Building design discipline
- interiorsInner parts of spaces
- greeneryCollective plant life
- plantersVessels for cultivating vegetation
- skylightsOverhead glass openings
wood · stone · ventilation · daylighting · sustainable · restorative · human-centered · workplace
In open air
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- floraPlants of a region
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- ecosystemsInterdependent organism-environment systems
forests · gardens · landscapes · biodiversity · habitat · environment · earth · seasons
State of health, contentment
- restorationReturning something to condition
- calmFree from agitation
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- healingRestoration of health
attention · creativity · productivity · mood · comfort · belonging · innate · instinct
architecture
Building design discipline
- interiorsInner parts of spaces
- greeneryCollective plant life
- plantersVessels for cultivating vegetation
skylights · wood · stone · ventilation · daylighting · sustainable · restorative · human-centered · workplace · wellness
outdoors
In open air
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- floraPlants of a region
- faunaAnimal life collectively
ecosystems · forests · gardens · landscapes · biodiversity · habitat · environment · earth · seasons · weather
well-being
State of health, contentment
- restorationReturning something to condition
- calmFree from agitation
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
healing · attention · creativity · productivity · mood · comfort · belonging · innate · instinct · affinity
hydrophilic
Tending to absorb water
- mycophileOne who loves fungi
- decor stylesmodern, contemporary, traditional, rustic, bohemian
- aestheticsaesthetics, aesthetic, beauty, beautiful, ugly
- Modern DesignBauhaus, contemporary, minimalist, sleek, mid-century modern
biophilicsynthetic
Produced artificially, not natural
artificial · man-made · industrial · mechanistic · technocentric