Consulting
Biophilic & Salutogenic Design Consulting, Coaching, Workshops, Charrettes
Helena coaches & guides design teams in Biophilic & Salutogenic Design for new or existing building projects, Biophilic Urban Acupuncture interventions & LBC (Living Building Challenge) Biophilia Charrettes.
The true purpose of architecture is not to build buildings any more than the purpose of medicine is to dispense medications. Rather, the purpose of both architecture and medicine is to support well-being.
~ Helena van Vliet
Optimizing Resilience: Supporting 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.
Optimization of Real Estate Value by Optimizing Physiological Value: salutogenic places supporting the parasympathetic nervous system; cognitively legible, intuitively coherent & physiologically restorative (stress reduction, immune support); intuitive way-finding (place as story).
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
