Influence of Environmental Factors on Urban and Architectural Design—Example of a Former Paper Mill in Nanterre

Renata Jóźwik and Anna Jóźwik
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Renata Jóźwik: Department of Architectural and Urban Design, Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology, 55 Koszykowa Street, 00-659 Warsaw, Poland
Anna Jóźwik: Department of Structural Design, Construction and Technical Infrastructure, Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology, 55 Koszykowa Street, 00-659 Warsaw, Poland

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-38

Abstract: Biophilic design is developed in urban planning concepts for cities—in line with sustainable development. A case study of converting a former paper mill in Nanterre into a university campus showed what factors influence the emergence of the biophilic form. The research informs the planning and design mechanisms and directs attention to the process. As a result, the study demonstrates that biophilic elements from the place-based pattern group are directly related to in-depth environmental analysis—similar to elements from the nature-based and element-based pattern groups. Together they result in a biophilic form. The element of creation is also present in the design process but is not the primary determinant of the choice of a design approach. In part, the form is adapted to the area’s environmental characteristics, which result from their interaction with objective determinants. Nevertheless, the implementation is not devoid of compositional, creative, and cultural elements—that is, it assumes the features of biophilic architecture. This fact proves that the environment can influence the creative potential in architecture and urban studies.

Keywords: urban area transformations; environmental conditions; sustainable development; biophilic architecture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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