BIOPHILLIC DESIGNS – SHIPRA
Thinking about the past or perhaps imagining zephyrs moving through your face and the rustling sound of leaves soothing up your nerves? … one indeed feel bliss in the lap of nature. Do you know why a view of green space (maybe a strip, however small instantly brighten our mood, enhancing our creativity, why shadows and heights instil fascination and fear, and why animal companionship and strolling through a park have restorative, healing effects?Well, ‘Biophilia’ help us explain why urban parks and buildings are preferred over others. Researchers say, close contact with nature help us by flooding our brain with Dopamine, the ‘happy’ hormone, and effectively keeping Cortisol, the stress inducing hormone, in check. Design practitioners have long been fascinated with this and many of them havebeen working closely with scientists to define aspects of nature that most impact our satisfaction with the built environment, essentially finding ways to incorporate green spaces in our daily lives. But how do we