Urbanization had separated man from nature. Human beings spend a large amount
of time indoors; whether they are at home or at work. The potential for sedentary
indoor life increases. Workplace can be considered as stressful environment. Many
stressors are there such as; timed tasks, KPIs, workloads, competition between
colleagues all affect employees‟ welfare and hence, their productivity. Basophilic,
the man–nature bond- offers a mean to help mitigate the employees‟ stress. It needs
a plan to be applied in new and existing workplaces.
Many researchers have attempted in the past to complete a well rounded study of
the theory of biophilia in the built environment. These studies lack an evidence
based results and need connections with architecture design principles. This paper
proposes a Biophilic Design Criteria for Productivity (BDCP) in workspaces
through enhancing Occupants‟ connection with nature and thus offering
productive environments.