CHARACTERISTICS OF PATTERNS AND BIOPHILIC DESIGN ASPECTS IN MILLENNIAL HOUSING AND COMMUNITIES IN BANDUNG CITY

• Main Author: Zahid Mafaza, Muhammad
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/46506
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Biophilia is a human tendency to interact with nature. Applying natural elements in homes has been proven to have many benefits. 14 biophilic design patterns explain what natural patterns are present in nature, their benefits, and their application. Currently, Indonesia is dominated by millennial generation with all its uniqueness and characteristics compared to the previous generation. The purpose of this study is to determine the influence of the most desirable millennial design patterns in Bandung to be presented in their homes. The method used is qualitative descriptive by observing 13 millennial houses then the observation is made into a questionnaire to be distributed to 231 respondents. Data is processed by ranking and doing descriptive analysis. The results of this study state that the most desirable influence of biophilic aspects on millennials in the city of Bandung is ventilation, light from windows, light from moving windows due to gusts of wind from curtains, glass roofs and wooden furniture, plants in rooms.