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EnvironmentalClassroom

Bechtel

ENTRY EXPERIENCE BIOPHILIC DESIGN

Biophilia Because.

South Entry1/2’=1’

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This biophilic installation will use resalvaged wood to create a coat rack and bookshelf. Planters, made from recycled aluminum, will intermixed. The plants (low-maintanence and locally propagated in Lyman plant house) will capture raindrops from the umbrellas and coats to create a simplified grey water system. The inclusion of plants narrows the gap between the built and natural environment

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Entryway Proposal

A similar bookshelf can be placed elsewhere, using dried native plants rather than live ones.

Jade Plant

Kalanchoe

Snake Plant

Peace Lily

ChineseEvergreen

Succulents

Bookshelf & Dried Plants

Entry Wall

LARA HAMSHER

150_Pigeon

BIOPHILIC DESIGNIN COLOR

WOOD Resalvaged

140_Chile OAK

Environmental Classroom

Bechtel

These proposed accent colors will pick up hues found in the surrounding environment. The unfinished wood exterior will better relate the building to both the natural and built environment. This structure is being constructed upon agricultural land, and this proposed design pays tribute to that history.

Biophilia Because.

Exterior Proposal

Brand: BioShield Exterior Aque Resin Stains

HOLLY

LARA HAMSHER

LIGHTINGBIOPHILIC DESIGN

EnvironmentalClassroom

Bechtel

There are a number of trees that are being removed in the construction process that have strikingly beautiful wood. These trees can be resalvaged from on site and incorporated as biophilic design elements, such as a light fixture. The use as a light fixture is meant to mimic sunlight shining through the tree canopy in a natural forest.

Light Fixture Proposal

Photograph of trees removed during construction process

Construction Steps

Biophilia Because.

Entering through porch

Plan view of ceiling

Saw through the trunk of the tree in order to create a cylindrical piece, about 1.5 inches thick

Cut a hole in the center, with a slightly larger circumference than the space for the light bulb

Treat the cut wood to preserve it, or leave it untreated, depending upon preference

Align the holes, and then drill the fixture into the ceiling, allowing the light to shine

through

LARA HAMSHER

074_Halit

002_Ice Age

049_Quarto Smoke Interior Proposal

BIOPHILIC DESIGNIN COLOR

213_Clementine

Environmental Classroom

Bechtel

These paint colors, made from earthborn clay pigments, align with the principles of biophilic design. These “earthtones” evoke a feeling of being in nature, in a sensory rather than literal manner by mimicking the coolness, and warmness of the surrounding environment. These paint colors, combined with stained concrete and wood flooring, and resalvaged wood ceiling panels, will better connect the interior with the surrounding environment.

Illustration showing stained concrete flooring and wood paneled ceiling

Seminar proposal, with stained wood floors and wood paneled ceiling

Classroom Proposal

Brand: BioShield Clay Paints

Biophilia Because.

LARA HAMSHER