BIOPHILA IN CENTRAL INDIA’S ARCHITECTURE

Aaryan Jain, Research Scholar, Lovely School of Architecture and Design, Lovely Professional
University, Punjab, India.

AIM-
importance of Biophilic design in Central India.

OBJECTIVE –
• To understand attributes of biophilic design in general.
• To study vernacular architecture of central India.
• How integration of biophilic architecture in the practice of central India’s architecture.
• Understanding nature & design relation and importance.
• Climatic condition of central India
• Architectural style of central India
• To study the relation of biophilic design in integration with central India’s architecture.
• New architectural style for central India inspired by biophilic design.
• Species of plants and vegetation.
• To give recommendations of feasibility, design considerations and biophilic patterns,
present on a live architectural site, through case studies.
• Understanding the gap between biophilic design and modern buildings of Central India’s
cities.

INTRODUCTION-
The man has always been a nature lover since the beginning, and Biophilia is the attempt made
by man to replicate or introduce nature and its various forms in the built environment. Although
its likelihood is not supported by a lot of evidence but the recent scientific research highlight that
our inherent ability to exercise nature is due to its noticeable effects on the human psychological
and physiological health. This is also evident from the preferences of the construction & design
industry to integrate nature into the built environment or building in and around nature.[1] The
man has always been a nature lover since the beginning, and Biophilia is the attempt made by
man to replicate or introduce nature and its various forms in the built environment. Biophilic
design can reduce stress, improve cognitive function and creativity, improve our well-being, and
expedite healing; as the world population continues to urbanize these qualities are ever more
important.[2]
Fig. 1. Courtyard at IIFM, Bhopal.

RESEARCH QUESTION-
How biophilic design can enhance the existing design character in Central India?

BIBLEOGRAPHY-
[1] Zainab Abbas et al. (2017) Biophilia and Built Environment: An Implication for Healthcare
Facilities. International Journal on Emerging Technologies 8(1): 628-634(2017). ISSN No.
(Online): 2249-3255.
https://www.researchtrend.net/ijet/pdf/110-%20194.pdf
[2]. Browning et al. (2014).14 Patterns of biophilic. Journal, (online), available at:
https://www.terrapinbrightgreen.com/reports/14-patterns/