Open AccessA Dialogue with Nature Through Biophilic Design: Focus on the Façade Wall in the Architecture of Laurie Baker’s Houses
Author(s) -
Anjali Sadanand,
Sheeba Chander,
Monsingh Devadas
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of design and nature and ecodynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.193
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1755-7445
pISSN - 1755-7437
DOI - 10.18280/ijdne.170105
Subject(s) - architecture , architectural engineering , focus (optics) , set (abstract data type) , perception , connection (principal bundle) , architectural design , sample (material) , interface (matter) , built environment , aesthetics , design elements and principles , engineering , human–computer interaction , computer science , visual arts , civil engineering , epistemology , art , mechanical engineering , systems engineering , philosophy , programming language , physics , optics , pulmonary surfactant , chemistry , gibbs isotherm , chromatography , chemical engineering
Man connects with nature and is inspired by nature. Architects based on this interaction with nature create an architectural language of forms, spatial volumes, shapes, and materials, which develop from their own individual philosophy and their perception of the connection between nature and architecture which can be disseminated into components. A dialogue with nature also includes the impact of nature on design as experience. The paper will suggest that biophilic design is an outcome from this interaction and can be illustrated in the interface between the built environment and nature at various levels seen in the interplay of elements, creation of spaces and in the morphology of shapes, forms, materials, texture and in patterns. The objective of this paper is to study the architectural language of Laurie Baker with focus on the role played by the façade wall in creating multiple experiences which can be assimilated into patterns. The façade wall of a sample of houses built in 1990’s in Trivandrum will be analysed to illustrate this connection. A set of patterns based on the analysis will be proposed.