Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
Posted in Architect January 24, 2012. 0 Comments
Everyone loves nature and seeks its beauty for reducing stress. Being in nature can reduce stress by up to 60%. That is because the experience of its beauty causes a parallel experience of physiological well-being. Our perception and our eyes are hardwired to scan space in certain patterns and to seek those types of patterns. When we find them we experience nature’s beauty and its calming effects.
Reducing stress increases wellbeing and enhanced wellbeing increases personal performance and even health. So aesthetics increase performance, by 5%, 15% or more. Because they affect individual physiological condition, we naturally consider Aesthetics in cost-benefit decisions in the design including spaces, buildings, even planning. Good design goes far beyond standard norms of sustainability and feng shui to measurably improve performance in your space and enhance the effectiveness of your investment.
The design of Buras Architecture uniquely mimics your physiological experience of natural beauty and produces similar effects of well-being. Base…