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This graduation research explores how architecture can contribute to the mental well-being and social connection of residents in Houtwijk, a neighbourhood in The Hague, The Netherlands.
The research focuses on two groups: younger people in the emerging adulthood phase and older people in the third phase of life. Younger people in Houtwijk need third places outside of home and school/work where they can spend time, study, and meet others. Older people need places where they can be of significance to others and remain part of society. Despite the different life stages, both groups have overlapping spatial and social needs and can benefit from each other.
The experiences, needs, and perspectives of residents from Houtwijk form the basis of this study. Through a human-centered approach, including conversations, observations and working in the neighbourhood, the dynamics, opportunities, and challenges are analysed. These insights are combined and supplemented with existing literature.
The result is a design proposal for a public multifunctional building, a third place, that brings together a variety of functions and connects existing green structures. The design provides space for meeting, activities, and intergenerational contact, and focuses on how younger and older people can learn from and support each other. This ultimately supports the well-being and social connection of both age groups. ...
The research focuses on two groups: younger people in the emerging adulthood phase and older people in the third phase of life. Younger people in Houtwijk need third places outside of home and school/work where they can spend time, study, and meet others. Older people need places where they can be of significance to others and remain part of society. Despite the different life stages, both groups have overlapping spatial and social needs and can benefit from each other.
The experiences, needs, and perspectives of residents from Houtwijk form the basis of this study. Through a human-centered approach, including conversations, observations and working in the neighbourhood, the dynamics, opportunities, and challenges are analysed. These insights are combined and supplemented with existing literature.
The result is a design proposal for a public multifunctional building, a third place, that brings together a variety of functions and connects existing green structures. The design provides space for meeting, activities, and intergenerational contact, and focuses on how younger and older people can learn from and support each other. This ultimately supports the well-being and social connection of both age groups. ...
This graduation research explores how architecture can contribute to the mental well-being and social connection of residents in Houtwijk, a neighbourhood in The Hague, The Netherlands.
The research focuses on two groups: younger people in the emerging adulthood phase and older people in the third phase of life. Younger people in Houtwijk need third places outside of home and school/work where they can spend time, study, and meet others. Older people need places where they can be of significance to others and remain part of society. Despite the different life stages, both groups have overlapping spatial and social needs and can benefit from each other.
The experiences, needs, and perspectives of residents from Houtwijk form the basis of this study. Through a human-centered approach, including conversations, observations and working in the neighbourhood, the dynamics, opportunities, and challenges are analysed. These insights are combined and supplemented with existing literature.
The result is a design proposal for a public multifunctional building, a third place, that brings together a variety of functions and connects existing green structures. The design provides space for meeting, activities, and intergenerational contact, and focuses on how younger and older people can learn from and support each other. This ultimately supports the well-being and social connection of both age groups.
The research focuses on two groups: younger people in the emerging adulthood phase and older people in the third phase of life. Younger people in Houtwijk need third places outside of home and school/work where they can spend time, study, and meet others. Older people need places where they can be of significance to others and remain part of society. Despite the different life stages, both groups have overlapping spatial and social needs and can benefit from each other.
The experiences, needs, and perspectives of residents from Houtwijk form the basis of this study. Through a human-centered approach, including conversations, observations and working in the neighbourhood, the dynamics, opportunities, and challenges are analysed. These insights are combined and supplemented with existing literature.
The result is a design proposal for a public multifunctional building, a third place, that brings together a variety of functions and connects existing green structures. The design provides space for meeting, activities, and intergenerational contact, and focuses on how younger and older people can learn from and support each other. This ultimately supports the well-being and social connection of both age groups.
The Emergence of the Term Biophilic Design
An Interdisciplinary Approach
Nowadays, Biophilic Design (BD) has become more well-known in architecture, without a good understanding of the term’s conceptual foundations and, therefore, its true meaning. Existing literature predominantly focuses on the characteristics and features of BD, while the historical context of its emergence is underexamined, leading to conceptual misunderstanding and a gap in the literature. This study explores the development of the term BD, primarily in the United States, from the mid-twentieth century to its formal definition in 2008 by positioning it in a broader historical and interdisciplinary context. Based on the analysis of primary and secondary literature sources, this research identifies four significant moments of collaboration between experts from different disciplines that led to BD’s formulation. Moreover, it highlights multiple influential figures throughout the emergence, most notably Stephen Kellert, who first mentioned the term BD at the beginning of the 21st century. The study shows that BD is a broad term shaped by theories in an interdisciplinary context and is, therefore, not confined to the single discipline of architecture.
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Nowadays, Biophilic Design (BD) has become more well-known in architecture, without a good understanding of the term’s conceptual foundations and, therefore, its true meaning. Existing literature predominantly focuses on the characteristics and features of BD, while the historical context of its emergence is underexamined, leading to conceptual misunderstanding and a gap in the literature. This study explores the development of the term BD, primarily in the United States, from the mid-twentieth century to its formal definition in 2008 by positioning it in a broader historical and interdisciplinary context. Based on the analysis of primary and secondary literature sources, this research identifies four significant moments of collaboration between experts from different disciplines that led to BD’s formulation. Moreover, it highlights multiple influential figures throughout the emergence, most notably Stephen Kellert, who first mentioned the term BD at the beginning of the 21st century. The study shows that BD is a broad term shaped by theories in an interdisciplinary context and is, therefore, not confined to the single discipline of architecture.