Mansions Global: Homes That Heal

Via Mansion Global:

Wall Street Journal‘s Mansion Global covers how biophilic design can make homes healthier spaces to live in:

“Custom-home architects nearly always design site-specific residences that connect with their natural surroundings. For many, the term “biophilic design” simply puts a name to something they have done for their entire careers: embracing nature as part of the design process.

Simply put, biophilic design “makes people feel good,” says Rick Cook, a founding partner of CookFox Architects in New York.

“We’ve known that anecdotally throughout history, but now researchers help us understand the importance of connecting with nature and how we can design buildings to enhance that relationship,” Mr. Cook says.”

Read the full article here:
https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/homes-that-heal-228163