A systematic review on the biophilic designs for home workspace during the Covid-19 quarantine

• Main Authors: Saraf, Mohamad Haizam Mohamed, Tharim, Asniza Hamimi Abdul, Ahmad, Asmalia Che
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Office buildings; Telecommuting; Urban environments
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0111445

Research on biophilic design succumbs the built environment can become recuperative with the presence of natural elements. Most of studies on biophilic designs were based on outdoor environment, office buildings, and also child play and learning spaces. Yet, less emphasis has been given on biophilic designs regarding home workspace settings particularly the academic staffs who are working from home due to the sudden shift from working in office to working from home because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Hence, this study was set out to analyze the existing literature on the elements of the biophilia and its design strategies specifically for home workspace settings. Guided by PRISMA review method, nine related studies out of thirty-seven documents were identified from the Web of Science and the Scopus databases searches. Further review of these articles had resulted in three main themes of biophilic design settings specifically for home workspace settings. They were direct involvement of nature, indirect involvement of nature and involvement of space and place. For further research, these three themes could contribute in the development of a comprehensive biophilic design elements model for home workspace setting towards the attention restoration and the stress reduction among occupants.