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Jul-Aug 2015 | volume 43

The Biophilic Space Inside: Biophilic Design; what it is and why it matters to the way we understand Green | Liak Teng Lit; Singapore’s pioneer of the healing environment | Workspace Wellness; Biophilic offices in the Asia-Pacific regionWith projects from Australia, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore.

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Letter from the editor

Dear FuturArc Readers,

That potted plant sitting on your desk says something of what you need. That it’s there, that you brought it

in, may also allude to a failure of the building where you are.

Biophilia is our innate desire for proximity to nature or all things natural. We want access to water and

plants, to feel sunlight and wind on our skin. These regulate our biorhythms; they make us feel better. We

know this intuitively but research tells us how much healthier and productive we become, when these are

made available to us indoors. And when we totally disconnect from nature for long periods, there will be

problems. There’s even a name for it: nature deficit disorder.

Biophilic design is a list of strategies and features that, in a nutshell, seeks to integrate natural elements

and materials, sights, sounds and smells, into an otherwise unyielding matrix of steel and concrete.

Arguably the most justifiable application of biophilic design must be healthcare. Where is this more needed

than places where people are sick or recovering? Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) in Singapore (see FuturArc

Green Issue 2011) pioneered the notion of a healing environment through biophilic design. CEO, Liak Teng

Lit—the subject of The FuturArc Interview this issue (page 32)—recounts how the idea came about and

how it was translated from drawing board to construction site to operations. In the sidebar we see the next

generation of biophilic hospitals, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (NTFGH), which—through an unusual floor

plate—brings the window and a view next to each patient’s bed.

This is clearly an important trend, and it reaches beyond the hospital typology. In this issue we showcase

the office building. Writer Miriel Ko looks at what is meant by a biophilic workplace, what it means to the

occupant (page 24). Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle takes us on a tour of a couple of projects in Australia (page 40); Dr

Zalina Shari introduces us to two in Malaysia (page 90). In each write-up, there is a discussion of what the

project team did and why.

It’s not hard to agree on this: as a matter of principle, everyone will say this is a good thing. The question,

as always, is how much it costs. NTFGH’s building envelope, which zigzags to reach each patient’s bed, most

likely costs more than a conventional design. Will there be payback on this? There is evidence in scientific

literature that patients recover faster when they have access to view and natural light. This too is cost to the

system. NTFGH is yet to be commissioned; time will tell how indicators of cost play out. At KTPH, which has

been operational several years now, there is no data on medical recovery rates. Discharge rates—how long

a patient stays in hospital—are known. Oddly these are not much better than other hospitals in Singapore.

This is because, says Liak, many patients simply do not want to leave even when they feel better. A peculiar

problem, certainly, but one that suggests that something was done right at the drawing board.

We ask that you be the judge of projects in the pages ahead. Tell us if there are others in your city that

deserve to be acknowledged.

Dr Nirmal Kishnani

Editor-in-Chief

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main feature 24 The Biophilic Office | Reconnecting Nature to the Workforce

the futurarc interview 32 Liak Teng Lit Group Chief Executive Officer, Alexandra Health System Chairman, Board of Directors, National Environment Agency, Singapore

projects 40 Workplace Wellness50 Glumac Shanghai56 Sandcrawler64 Aoyama 34670 Same but Different80 Office @ Alexandra Hospital84 Ventus 90 Malaysia’s Green Offices

happenings96 Milestones & Events

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project news main feature futurarc interview futurarc showcase projects people commentary happenings books product advertorials

1 Views of nature that are both direct and reflected (giving the effect of water)

the biophilic office | reconnecting nature to the workforce

FUTURARC 25

By Miriel Ko

Photo courtesy of Interface

32 FUTURARC

The FuturArc InterviewLiak Teng Lit Group Chief Executive Officer, Alexandra Health SystemChairman, Board of Directors, National Environment Agency, Singapore

By Dr Nirmal Kishnani

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40 FUTURARC


AUSTRALIA

1Photo by Earl Carter

FUTURARC 41

As we spend most of our waking hours at the office, it only makes sense that where we work should not have a negative impact on our health, but instead display a positive influence, for healthy employees make for happy employees. While the aspect of health is often addressed by means of technology, for example a building system using cleaner air, insulating against noise pollution and zero VOCs, the concept of wellness also refers to a broader notion of how occupants feel, which addresses questions like do they have views of the external natural landscape, are they comfortable with the lighting and temperature, is there natural lighting or ventilation and how conducive is the environment to social interaction?

Two Australian office projects, Medibank Place in Melbourne and Boomworks in Sydney, focus on health and wellness for employees beyond Green rating certifications. The first is a new building, while the second is a fit-out and refurbishment. Both advocate Green design with metrics of certified performance; critically they also strive to define workplaces that actually make employees feel better.

WORKPLACE WELLNESS

1 Sinuous staircases and a central atrium break up the floorplates and create visual connections to each floor

by Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle

56 FUTURARC


SINGAPORE

In George Lucas’ legendary Star Wars films, Sandcrawlers were large mobile fortresses. In Singapore, the regional headquarters housing Lucasfilm, which has been christened with the same namesake, looks like a fortress indeed. Only this one is made of glass and steel with a lush courtyard in its belly.

The only George Lucas property in Asia to date, this mammoth edifice has been designed to comply with the strict master planning guidelines imposed on the site at one-north, an enclave set aside to house Singapore’s R&D, high-technology activities in biosciences, information communication and media industries.

It should be said that there is clearly a problem with the master plan of this area. The streets around this building seem devoid of human traffic, with empty pedestrian pathways and unclear directions for vehicular traffic. Most buildings do not actively engage the street nor does the street seem to particularly care. In the midst of the gated corporate landscape, the Sandcrawler sits wedged between blocks that make it difficult to stand back and enjoy its architectural prowess.

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Sandcrawler

1 Courtyard view

by Candice Lim

Photo by Paul Warchol

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90 FUTURARC


MALAYSIA

Staff costs, including salaries and benefits, typically account for about 90 percent of a business’ operating costs. It follows that the productivity of staff, or anything that impacts their ability to be productive should be a major concern for any organisation. Research suggests that by making even small improvements to factors such as productivity, health and well-being, businesses can experience greater financial benefits than they would from more efficient resource use in building operations.

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Malaysia’s Green Offices

1 Up-down suspended light fixtures to ensure uniform illumination across ceiling and working desks

by Dr Zalina Shari

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