The Healthy aspects of design
Incorporate elements of nature into your design, such as; plants and stones, also look for natural shapes and materials that mimic nature. Open daylight with the appropriate passive solar strategy is a beautiful way to wake up naturally. Keeping your circadian rhythm in balance allows for a healthy balance in your sleep patterns by following your natural wake patterns regulated by nature.
Holistic Dictionary:
Biomimicry - An innovative approach to seek sustainable solutions to human challenges by imitating nature’s successful patterns and strategies.
Biophilic - A way of designing innovative spaces where we live, work and play to off-set the alienation we have historically brought into the built environment.
Biophilia – A theory that humans possess an innate need to seek connection to nature and other forms of life, biophilia defines this desire.
Biomorphic – The influence we use taken directly from nature. The natural occurring patterns or shapes reminiscent of natural and living organisms brings a sense of life and transformation.