Author : Architect. Nourhan Kamal Sayed, Prof. Dr. Hamdy Sadik and Dr. Fatma Elnekhaily

We spend 90% of our lives in buildings which means that our health and wellbeing are influenced significantly by the built environment. Also, there is scarceness of buildings that meet in their design the psychological needs of employees. Many researchers search about how to connect people with nature to enhance their cognitive performance, psychological and physiological health. Applying biophilic design patterns to our schools, workplaces, neighborhoods, and healthcare has profound well-being, health, and financial benefits. So the Buildings owners can collect higher rents; the workers in healthcare can see economical profits from the faster rates of recovery of patients; organizations more likely to see improved employees’ productivity and in schools can see an increase in the performance of students and the rate of absenteeism decreased. This paper aims to highlight the biophilic design patterns, the nature health benefits and the design considerations needed to achieve these patterns.

Keywords: Biophilic Design, Nature, Health, Well-being