Biophilic Design Patterns Implementation in Houses A Case Study of Residential Villages in Erbil City

Mustafa Shukur, Shaaban (2022) Biophilic Design Patterns Implementation in Houses A Case Study of Residential Villages in Erbil City. Eurasian Journal of Science and Engineering, 8 (1).

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Abstract

In the last decade, rapid growth of Erbil city population needed more buildings to be built, due to which natural environment was faded away in order to expand built environment that led to an isolation of human beings from nature. In response to this separation, biophilic design qualities are considered as tools for reconnecting people with the benefits of nature in built environment (Kellert, 2008). This study investigated the application of biophilic design patterns practically in three residential projects located in Erbil city. The methodology was a mixed method approach through using a non-participant structured observation and an interview among residents that reside in 60 single houses to test research hypotheses. The results showed that averagely the presence strength of biophilic design patterns was low in studied houses, while more than half of respondents were aware about the benefits of biophilic design qualities. In conclusion, the factors that influence the presence strength of biophilic design qualities inside single houses are stated. Finally, the outcomes of this research provided recommendations that will help in more shifting single houses to be aligned with biophilic design strategy in Erbil city.

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