Concurrents – Environmental Psychology: Natural Lighting & Biophilic Design
As the year moves on past June, in the Northern hemisphere there’s less daylight each day, while the reverse is true South of the equator. The changing number of hours of sunlight and other sorts of indications of season and the passage of time are important to humans. Recognizing this variability is a central principle of biophilic design, but one that’s not frequently discussed. Study after study shows that biophilic design helps keep our stress levels low and our wellbeing high, both of which are good for our cognitive performance. Even today after years of discussion, many designers try to implement biophilic design by scattering a few plants around a space and then heading out to lunch—but there is actually much more to biophilic design than a few new Ficus trees. Biophilic design conceptually replicates the sorts of conditions in designed spaces that were found in the natural places where …
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