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BIOPHILIC DESIGN- A MAJOR TREND IMPROVING OUR LIVING AND WORKING ENVIRONMENTS
Humans and nature have always been closely linked and this instinctive connection has not changed to this day. Biophilia is a discipline that translates this fact and applies it to a variety of subjects, including business and its design principles.
Why? Because the relationship between a person and their environment can impact their emotional state, efficiency and interaction. Companies are therefore faced with the task of creating environments that inspire, motivate and support their staff.
One solution is biophilic design because it brings the principles of nature into the office.
Study on the importance of biophilic design in the office
" The Global Impact of Biophilic Design in the Workplace " study from Interface highlights the relevance of Biophilia, especially from a company ' s point of view.
For example, one of the key findings is that for one-third of respondents, the design of the office determines whether or not they would work for the company.
Biophilia is establishing itself as part of the employer brand during the current‘ War of Talents’.
" We are intensively involved in the development of workplace design. Biophilic Design is one of the most important and currently one of the most significant topics within‘ Green Building Trends’, explains Jonathan Brune, Project Manager LUCTRA ®.
" Natural daylight, according to the study, is the most common requirement for work. As we know, this is not always feasible, so we want to make a significant contribution to improving an individual’ s situation in the workplace with our biodynamic LUCTRA ® luminaires. Our luminaires can recreate natural daylight and therefore stimulate the corresponding impulses."
What do the Americans think?
At NeoCon, LUCTRA ® gauged the feelings of workplace designers in the USA. " Our conversations and experiences in Chicago have once again encouraged us. Interior designers and architects are currently looking for suitable solutions for biophilic
design ", says Brune. " We were excited about the great interest on site."
LUCTRA ® exhibited in the Inscape Showroom at NeoCon in Chicago. " We wanted to create something special for NeoCon: an immersive biophilic habitat with products and technologies that go beyond the usual low-hanging fruit, green walls and large windows. The LUCTRA ® luminaires were a cool element for our space ", said David Gerson, Vice President Marketing Inscape.
In addition to integrating natural elements such as daylight, plants and natural materials into the working environment, the internationally acclaimed exhibition also provided further inspiration such as flexible workplaces and processes. In addition, more colours came into play, such as smoky tones in blue, grey and greenturquoise as well as colour kicks in lemon, orange and red. " We take these inspirations with us. In autumn, we would like to expand our range of colours ", says Brune.
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