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Biophillic Urbanism
Biophillic Urbanism
• As the site have growing high rise buildings the impact of growing population can be reduced and more space is
available for designing parks and other open spaces. It will emerge the concept of “The city in garden”.
• As there is little to no shading on the pedestrian side walk landscaping can be done to add aesthetic value and shading.
• The arterial road is under the shade of the flyover all year round and also lacking street lights creating a damp and
• dark space, so provision for lighting can be made.
• Bus Stop can be designed with provision of sitting and shading. (Secondary node)
• Primary node is used for security checking stop, landscaping can be designed with furniture for providing relaxation
and sitting.
• The arterial road is under the shade of the flyover all year round and also lacking street lights creating a damp and dark
space, so provision for lighting can be made.
• Curbing air Pollution by landscaping strategies like planting air pollution reducing plants.
• Creating natural barriers like green walls that won’t hinder wind flow but reduce sound intensity.
Green Roof
Green Wall
Concept: BIOPHILIC URBANISM
• Biophilic urbanism is one such approach that unites intuitive knowing and understandings with contemporary
knowledge and technologies to blend nature with built environment in creating vibrant, livable and resilient future
cities.
• The forms of biophillic urbanism in local scale are green roof, green wall, parks, green verges, green island, green
corridor, urban farming
Benefits
• Improves building • cooling/ heating
• energy use
• Energy efficiency
• Increases biodiversity
• Water management • Improves water cycle
• Space efficiency`` • management
• Provides amenity
• Food production • Enhances well-being/
• Sound insulation • reduces stress
• Recreation
• Increases roof/wall life
• Encourages walking, cycling
• Reduces building
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