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Jul-Aug 2015 | volume 43
The Biophilic Space
Inside: Biophilic Design; what it is and why it matters to the waywe understand Green | Liak Teng Lit; Singapore’s pioneer of thehealing environment | Workspace Wellness; Biophilic offices in the Asia-Pacific region
With projects from Australia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore.SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR STUDENTS—SEE INSIDE FOR DETAILS!
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That potted plant sitting on your desk says something of what you need. That it’s there, that you brought it
in, may also allude to a failu re of the building w here you are.
Biophilia is our innate desire for proximity to nature or all things natural. We want access to water and
plants, to feel sunlight and wind on our skin. These regulate our biorhythms; they make us feel better. We
know this intuitively but research tells us how much healthier and productive we become, when these are
made available to us indoors. And when we totally disconnect from nature for long periods, there will be
problems. There’s even a name for it: nature deficit disorder.
Biophilic design is a list of strategies and features that, in a nutshell, seeks to integrate natural elements
and materials, sights, sounds and smells, into an otherwise unyielding matrix of steel and concrete.
Arguab ly the most just ifi abl e appl ica tion o f b iophil ic des ign mus t be hea lthcare. Whe re is t his more needed
than places where peop le are sick or recovering? Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) in Singapore (see FuturArc
Green Issue 2011) pioneered the notion of a healing environment through biop hilic design. CEO, Liak Teng
Lit—the subject of The FuturArc Interview this issue (page 32)—recounts how the idea came about and
how it was translated from drawing board to construction site to operations. In the sidebar we see the next
generation of biophili c hospitals, Ng Teng Fong General Hospi tal (NTFGH), which—through an unusual floor
plate—brings the window and a view next to each patient’s bed.
This is clearly an i mportant trend, and it reaches beyond the hospital typology. In this issue we showcase
the office building. Writer Miriel Ko looks at what is meant by a biophilic workplace, what it m eans to the
occupant (page 24). Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle takes u s on a tour of a cou ple of projects in Australia (page 40); Dr
Zalina Shari introduces u s to two in Malaysia (pa ge 90). In each write-up, there is a discussion of what the
project team did and why.
It’s not hard to agree on this: as a matter of principle, everyone will say this is a good thing. The question,
as always, is how much it costs. NTFGH’s building envelope, which zigzags to reach each patient’s bed, most
likely costs more than a conventional design. Will there be payback o n this? There is evidence in scie ntific
literature that patients recover faster when they have access to view and natural li ght. This too is cost to the
system. NTFGH is yet to be commissioned; time will tell how indi cators of cost play out. At KTPH, which has
been operational several years now, there is no data on medical recovery rates . Discharge rates—how long
a patient stays in hospital—are known. Oddly these are not much better than other hospitals in Singapore.
This is because, says Liak, many patients simply do not want to leave even when they feel better. A peculiarproblem, certainly, but one that suggests that something was don e right at the drawin g board.
We ask that you be the ju dge of projects in the pages ahead. Tell us if there are others in your city that
As we spend most of ou r waking hours at the office, it only makes sense that
where we work should not have a negative impact on our health, but instead
display a positive influen ce, for healthy employees make for happ y employees.
While the aspect of heal th is often addressed by me ans of technology, for
example a building system using cleaner air, insulating against noise pollutionand zero VOCs, the concept of wellness also refers to a broader notion of
how occupants feel, which addresses questions like do they have views of
the external natural landscape, are they comfortable with the lighting and
temperature, is there natural lighting or ventilation and how conducive is the
environment to social interaction?
Two Australian office projects, Medibank Place in Melbourne and Boomw orks
in Sydney, focus on health and wellness for emplo yees beyond Green rating
certifications. The first is a new building, while the second is a fit-out
and refurbishment. Both advocate Green design with metrics of certified
performance; critically they also strive to define workplaces that actually make
employees feel better.
WORKPLACE WELLNESS
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