Designing With Nature in Places & Spaces

Collaboration.

Framing

Knowledge Pools

Well-Being as a concept is complex and its connections with climate impact difficult to measure. Philosophy and Science have attempted to define it, governments have attempted to measure it. It’s interconnected relationship with nature is an inherently understood notion identified across several cultures and histories. With the ongoing climate crisis, recent evidence indicates that well-designed nature-based solutions can play a powerful role in reducing temperatures over the remainder of the century. More than that, such solutions can also improve mental and social well-being with knock on systemic implications for wider society especially in stressful environments.

This project builds on an exploratory study around the importance of garden courtyards in community healthcare centres for well-being and looks deeper at the complexities within. It investigates the design strategies which are commonly associated with improved well-being in the hopes to connect across systems, processes, methods and outcomes. The framing invitation creates spaces for discussion and attempts to inform decision-makers on not just the reasons why, but the linked benefits of improved access and inclusion of nature as part of our environment. If this is of interest to your work, please get in touch directly.