Exemplar—Development and Use of a Biophilic Design Framework

Abstract

This chapter demonstrates the development of a biophilic design (BD) framework and success matrix, as well as how these are adapted in a design thinking process. This example presents a BD framework that uses different weightings for different criteria items, and it also shows how the framework is used as a self-assessment tool. Its compatibility with standard sustainable design framework is benchmarked against four common green building rating tools. Finally, the BD framework is used to develop BD responses detailed in a building design proposition. The aim of this chapter is to provide a practical example of how biophilic sustainable design is achieved through the use of a BD framework and biophilic conceptual design thinking (DT) process.