Consulting
Biophilic Design Consulting, Coaching, Workshops, Charrettes
As a Biophilic Design Consultant, Helena coaches & guides design teams in Biophilic Design for new or existing building projects, Biophilic Urban Acupuncture interventions & LBC (Living Building Challenge) Biophilia Charrettes.
The Ecology of Body & Place
Working with her GreenCard Methodology and informed by current research in evolutionary biology,
cognitive neuroscience, photobiology, biopsychology (to name but a few), Helena will coach & guide your design team on site in curating uniquely vibrant & place-indigenous Biophilic Design solutions in support of Physiological Well-Being.
Stress Reduction: places that are cognitively legible, intuitively coherent & physiologically restorative; design in support of intuitive way-finding
All-Sensory Well-Being: positive emotional connection to place engaging visual, acoustic, haptic, & olfactory well-being
Ecotonal Building Envelopes: living walls @ roofs in support of evapotranspiration (reducing heat islands) & carbon sequestration; low-embodied carbon materials & methods; dynamic daylighting (circadian well-being); building as medium for experiencing seasons & place
Integration of Biophilic Elements such as dynamic daylight, transitional inside-outside spaces, living plants, flowing water & acoustic intimacy
Integration of Biophilic Patterns such as refuge & prospect, ordered complexity, seasonal experience of sun, wind & weather, soft edges, play, mystery, exploration, discovery & sanctuary
Buildings as Habitat: eco-positive design; ecotonal building envelopes that invite biodiversity, pollinator and bird life; bird-safe design
Biophilic Urban Acupuncture: buildings and places designed to support urban re-wilding, strengthen local biodiversity & mitigate urban heat
