{"id":5052,"date":"2018-01-25T13:29:28","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T18:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/?p=5052"},"modified":"2018-01-25T13:29:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T18:29:34","slug":"vital-dwelling-life-nourishing-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dawnbanning.com\/newsblog\/vital-dwelling-life-nourishing-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Vital Dwelling\/ Life Nourishing Design"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caliente is Benjamin Moore\u2019s 2018 colour<\/a> of the year.
\nMedia may dwell on architectural & interior fashion trends, however, there is an exciting movement with primary focus not to trend, but inhabitants.<\/p>\n

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While this isn\u2019t a new concept, Wellness Architecture<\/a> is currently gaining recognition.
\n\u201cThe Wellness Architecture<\/a> initiative brings together diverse thought leaders with the purpose of raising awareness on how our surroundings directly, and profoundly, impact us psychologically, physically, energetically, emotionally, and spiritually.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe trend is based on the Well Building Standard<\/a>, a checklist of seven categories: air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mental health. Developed by Delos and the International Well Building Institute, these are the blueprints for a healthy building \u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond what Benji chooses for wall colour, it\u2019s about how we live, work, move and inhabit space as individuals. We spend 90% of our lives indoors, it\u2019s critical to orchestrate our living\/ working environments for vital health & wellness.<\/p>\n

Little Architecture explains<\/a>:
\n\u201cThe connection between space & wellness<\/a>\u201d
\n“As living beings, we are our environment.\u00a0 Design plays a significant role in human health, and the way that we configure and manipulate elements in a space can mean more to its inhabitants than whether they like the color of the walls, or the texture of the carpet.\u00a0 On the most basic level certain environmental factors have universal effects on all of us \u2013 i.e. daylight & circadian rhythm.\u00a0 In other cases these environmental factors are very personal and specific, based on our genetic wiring.\u00a0 Genetics set the stage and the environment activates those genes in different ways.
\nOur bodies respond to queues in our environment \u2013 as our evolutionary responses developed – and much of what is designed today is giving our systems the wrong message.\u00a0 The most unfortunate thing is that very few organizations and even design professionals recognize the benefits of salutogenic design (designing for wellness).\u00a0 Salutogenic design isn\u2019t something that\u2019s \u201ccool\u201d or \u201cgood for PR\u201d.\u00a0 It\u2019s a measurable aspect of design that can help a building\u2019s inhabitants operate at their peak of effectiveness, maintaining physical and mental well-bring, actually helping them to lead healthier, and therefore longer lives.\u00a0 It is the ultimate investment in people, in an architectural sense.
\nThe way that we design space has a direct impact on physical and mental fatigue, awareness, memory cognition, depression, cardiovascular & musculoskeletal health.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Research across a variety of studies strongly suggest nature views and nature art play a strong part in wellness surroundings.
\nIt\u2019s makes sense, humanity has an allure to nature. (a topic in my upcoming presentation).
\n\u201cViews of nature have been shown to increase feelings of meaningfulness and connection to others & nature.\u201d WH Magazine2018
\nRunning magazine discovered people who worked out in front of pictures\/ art of their favourite holiday location proved optimum for motivation and increased endurance.<\/p>\n

We are all born with a little spidy sense, influenced by our surroundings even on an unconscious level.
\nEvery space we dwell in, interact in, move thru, even transition areas, have significance. What you pass by in a hallway may not come immediately to mind, but your body will have reacted to the pattern, shape, light, colour, scent of everything in your midst.
\nCreating spaces with awareness can be life altering and enhancing. As Little Architecture<\/a> states \u201cIt\u2019s the ultimate investment in people\u201d.<\/p>\n

~<\/p>\n

Meaning of amaryllis flower, click here<\/a>
\nSee how Benjamin Moore comes up with its colour of the year. click here<\/a>\u00a0 Surprisingly, calinete is the colour of an amaryllis flower.<\/p>\n

All work is available for purchase, please email me for details. dawn@dawnbanning.com
\nAmaryllis \u00a0 30×40 \u00a0 2700.00
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