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growing areas 100–103
H
heating 40–41
homeworking 66–67
houseplants 104–105
L
lakes 118–119
landmarks 152–153
language 196–197
laundry spaces 86–87
legibility 130–131
colour for wayfinding 132–133
entrances 142–143
signage 136–137
urban landmarks 152–153
visual identities 140–141
libraries 202–203
lidos 172–173
light tubes 12–13
lighting 4–5
circadian 14–15
street 160–161
task 22–23
see also daylight/sunlight
loneliness 181
low traffic neighbourhoods 124–125
M
materials 32–33
natural 33
thermal mass 40–41
upcycling 36–37
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) 34–35, 37, 59, 105, 147
meditation spaces 90–91
mindfulness 29, 31, 39, 91, 119, 127, 173
mobile phones 24–25, 89, 91, 121
murals 134–135
N
napping 88–89
nature and biophilia 92–93
biophilic patterns 144–145
curved and organic forms 108–109
facade gardens 128–129
garden streets 124–125
green routes 156–157
green walls and facades 94–95
growing areas 100–103
houseplants 104–105
indoor water features 98–99
materials and 33
nature trails 112–113
parks and green spaces 110–111, 157
planter furniture 114–115
ponds and lakes 118–119
roof gardens 101, 122–123
sensory gardens 126–127
trees 96–97
views of nature 106–107
water channels 120–121
wildlife 116–117
navigation see wayfinding
noise
acoustic baffles and panels 46–47
acoustic buffers 44–45
background sounds 89, 99
open-plan spaces and 185
sleep and 43
sound-masking systems 48–49
winter gardens and 55
nooks and crannies 148–149
O
off-grid living 77
open-plan spaces 47, 49, 85, 184–185
overheating 5, 9, 11, 31, 51
P
parenting rooms 190–191
parking, cycle 162–163, 165
parks 110–111, 157
patterns, architectural 144–145
personal space bubbles 68–69
personalisation of spaces 74–75, 149
phone lockers 24–25, 89
plants see nature and biophilia
play areas 194–195
poetry 196–197
pollution see air pollution
ponds 118–119
pop-up projects 206–207
post-occupancy evaluation 208–209
prospect and refuge theory 43, 107, 123
public spaces 192–193
Q
quality, sense of 138–139, 144–145
R
roof gardens 101, 122–123
roof lights 12–13
roofs
pitched 150–151
sawtooth 12–13
rumination 31
running trails 156–157
S
safety 80–81, 160–161, 171
sculptures 134–135
seating, public 114–115, 166–167, 198–199
self-sufficiency 76–77
sensory gardens 126–127
shading 50–53, 177
signage 136–137
sinks 28–29
sleep 5, 15, 25, 42–43, 88–89
smart control systems 64–65
social interaction and community 180–181
affordable spaces 204–205
chance interaction spaces 188–189
cluster homes 182–183
crèches 190–191
indoor community spaces 186–187
libraries 202–203
open-plan spaces 184–185
parenting rooms 190–191
play areas 194–195
poetry and language 196–197
post-occupancy evaluation 208–209
public spaces 192–193
shared cooking and eating areas 200–201
social furniture 198–199
stakeholder engagement 208–209
temporary infill projects 206–207
sound-masking systems 48–49
sports facilities 178–179
stairs 168–169
stakeholder engagement 208–209
storage 70–71
street furniture 114–115, 125, 166–167, 198–199
streets
cycle-friendly 158–159
garden streets 124–125
intriguing routes 170–171
lighting 160–161
public squares and village greens 192–193
walkable neighbourhoods 158–159
water channels 120–121
see also facades
sunlight see daylight/sunlight
swimming pools 172–173
T
temporary infill projects 206–207
thermal mass 40–41
trees 96–97
U
underfloor heating 40–41
upcycling 36–37
V
ventilation
dual-aspect spaces 56–57
mechanical 58–59, 79
openable windows 78–79
roof lights 13
sleep and 43
urban landmarks 152–153
village greens 192–193
visual identities 140–141
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) 34–35, 37, 59, 105, 147
W
wabi-sabi 147
walkable neighbourhoods 158–159
walking see exercise and activity
walls, green 94–95
washing-up 28–29
water
filtered water dispensers 174–175
indoor water features 98–99
ponds and lakes 118–119
water channels 120–121
wayfinding
colour for 132–133
signage 136–137
visual identities 140–141
water channels 121
wildlife 116–117
windows
dual-aspect spaces 56-57
openable 78-79
positioning of 20-21.
raised sills 8-9
roof lights 12-43
shading devices 50-51
sinks next to 28-29
views Of nature 106-107
window seats 6-7
winter gardens 54–55
woonerfs 124–125
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