Healthy Dwelling: The Perspective of Biophilic Design in the Design of the Living Space

Abstract

As urbanization continues to advance rapidly, the emergence of biophilic design offers a positive perspective to address the alienation between humans and nature, becoming a hot research topic in areas related to human living environments. Biophilic design, as a design concept inspired by nature, has positive significance in promoting the development of ecological diversity and improving human physical and mental health. This paper makes a comparative analysis of two of China’s residential communities in the same high-density environment through the main influencing factors of plot ratio, greening rate, external facades environments, and internal living space. Starting from the five senses of the human body, namely, sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste, this paper aims to investigate the design of living spaces through the lens of biophilic design, and proposes a biophilic design model, along with strategies and recommendations tailored to high-density urban environments, in the hope of serving as a valuable reference and source of inspiration for future healthy dwelling design.