The future of interior design successfully combines technology and nature. Discover how to upgrade your home.
We are witnessing a paradigm change in how society views and responds to a wide range of social and environmental concerns. When our homes are more essential than ever but under greater pressure to perform well (due to increased awareness of their environmental impact and use), the key to good change begins at home – with every action, choice, and purchase.
It’s clear that now is the time to put less emphasis on short-term design trends and more on long-term ideals and prospects. For example, when addressing sustainable design for the home in the past, we tended to focus on reducing a home’s environmental impact by lowering its carbon footprint (within the materials and in its use). However, we now understand the critical role of the human element in driving long-term behavior.
Have you ever thought about how embracing nature outside and inside your home can improve life quality?
There are two perspectives on this. On the one hand, the natural world, particularly the impact of climate change, impacts health and well-being. On the other hand, our built surroundings — in this case, our homes — have an impact on our health and well-being. So there’s no getting around that, and disregarding both of these facts would only exacerbate the problem.
With this in mind, we encourage you to start your changes at home. Rebalancing our relationship with nature is the key to establishing a better environment, both for us and our surroundings.
Let’s start with biophilia.
What Is Biophilia & Biophilic Design?
Our innate tendencies to live in synchronicity with nature have not left the human species, no matter the technological advances. 90% of people would imagine themselves in a natural setting when asked to think of a place where they felt relaxed and calm.
If it were to cite the inventor of the term “biophilia” — Erich Fromm, this would translate into humanity’s “passionate love of life and of all that is alive.”
Nowadays, biophilia underlines our need to stay connected to natural elements and acknowledge their healing power on our health and well-being. We can now bring nature to our homes with biophilic design and boost our overall mood by just being surrounded by it.
Also, if you’re on o a mission to become more environmentally considerate, turning your homes into green and healthy spaces is a crucial factor.
Where To Start With Biophilic Design?
The notion of biophilic design ultimately refers to a set of concepts aimed at improving our relationship with nature as a means of reducing stress. It’s about using natural materials, colors, textures, patterns, and even technology that suggest a sense of nature. As well as understanding that our homes require spaces that energize, stimulate, and link us to one another while also being quiet, restful, and restorative.
If you want to start incorporating biophilic design into your home, these are three simple ways to start doing it:
Light
The health and emotional benefits of natural light are well-documented. Therefore, this is one of the most advantageous biophilic design applications you can employ.
You can opt for different design techniques to bring more light into your room, like bright walls, large windows, or spacing.
Plants
There’s nothing more biophilic than a truly green interior.
Plants are the simplest biophilic addition, and they successfully integrate with almost any home decor.
Natural materials
Consider how your selections will affect your other senses. Visual clues aren’t the only method to incorporate biophilic design into a house. Natural materials are also tactile and powerfully scented.
Scents of natural wood, scented plants, herbs, and other natural elements in your house may help you feel more connected to nature.
Besides their undeniably benefit on the environment and your home, natural materials will also top up your home decor.
What Are the Benefits of Biophilic Design?
We currently spend over 90% of our time indoors due to rapid urbanization, whether in our homes, cars, public transportation, businesses, cafés, bars, restaurants, or gyms. Yet, when you look at the studies, it’s clear that the environments we inhabit significantly impact our physical and psychological health and well-being.
The potential of biophilic design to connect humans to place is critical. We preserve a connection to the environment by incorporating natural influences into our homes and offices through architecture and design.
These are some prevailing benefits to individuals that incorporate biophilic elements into their interior design:
Happiness
Yes, happiness is mainly influenced by our surroundings, from the people you spend time with to the elements you choose to put inside your home. In addition, many studies support the relationship between happiness and nature connectedness.
Improve air quality and reduce indoor pollutants
Here’s a scenario you probably don’t think about often — your household activities can produce indoor pollutants that impact your health. From cleaning off the dust to lighting a candle, these factors usually negatively influence your indoor air quality. However, you can leave all the work to nature to live in a better unfolding with biophilic elements.
Sensory comfort
One popular trend in biophilic design is arranging the home to get as much natural light as possible. This ensures a natural sensory comfort for people and even synchronizes their circadian rhythms.
Start Your Biophilic Journey with Us
Interiors that can enable their tenants to feel healthy, cozy, and connected, are our middle name. We can explore your current home needs and create together a plan that can improve your indoor life.
Contact us, and let’s embark on a biophilic journey!
