Roundtable: Human-Centred Design – Biophilia’s Role in Guest Wellbeing
Bringing together some of the industry’s leading designers and architects alongside Indigenus Co-founders Peter and Jacqui van der Post, the conversation moved from the superficial to the deeply considered: probing where biophilia is done well, where it falls short, and what it would take for the hospitality industry to fully embrace design that is, above all, human.
Ed Murray: It starts with the building itself – with orientation, with how light moves through a space across the day. A living wall applied to a corridor that gets no natural light and has no airflow isn’t biophilic design; it’s a prop. Genuine biophilic architecture considers nature from the ground up: solar gain, views, the relationship between inside and outside. You can’t bolt it on at the end.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Hotel Designs.
