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353 Aya Habbak An inclusive vision towards a sustainable interior design for human well-being and health Dr. Aya Lotfy Zakarya Habbak Lecturer at the Interior Design and Furniture Department, Faculty of Applied Arts, Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt, [email protected] Abstract: Keywords: The environment is the shelter and the main teacher for man, since Ecological sustainability, his birth he lived in the natural environment, however, he began to Biophilia (Biophilic search for shelter or housing. With the development and progress of design) , the world, the increasing number of people, and the emergence of Biomimetic design, buildings, this led to a decrease in human contact with nature. And Restorative man began to suffer from physical and psychological illnesses. The Environmental design, environment began to suffer from pollution as a result of human Regenerative design. misuse of the environment. Therefore, intellectual trends in design appeared aiming at preserving human health, reducing harmful effects on the environment, and increasing human interaction with nature, that is sustainable design. The application of sustainability in interiors was used in ancient times in the Pharaonic and Islamic civilization, such as the use of the inner courtyard, green spaces even before the concept of sustainability appeared. But recent trends in sustainability deepened beyond form. These studies deepened into the composition of natural systems to innovate sustainable solutions in design, that would preserve the environment, the human being, and strengthen the relationship between them. Rather, it went beyond that to make the design a renewable and restorative feature for the environment. There are many terms related to sustainability, such as biophilic, bio-design, biomimetic, green… etc., So a study that defines these multiple terms, differentiates between them, defines their strategies, and presents their interiors inside and outside Egypt is needed. Hence, the aim of the research is to differentiate between these multiple terms, define their strategies, and present their interiors to find out their advantages. The research should develop an inclusive vision towards sustainable interior designs in Egypt That are in line with Egypt Vision 2030 and provide human well-being and health. Paper received 15th February 2020, Accepted 25th March 2021, Published 1st of May 2021 Introduction: different design requirements and Since the inception of creation, man tried to environmental requirements while solving adapt to the environment he lives in. Natural design problems. This does not mean only environment, its climate and raw materials achieving compatibility between the product ...etc. are the main inspiration for the design and its environmental environment but process. So, design is formed as a result of working to preserve human health and well- environmental, climatic, economic, social, being also. cultural and religious factors. The relationship Sustainable design trends varies so a study between the natural environment and design that differentiate between them to reach an began to establish a distinguish science, which inclusive vision for the strategies of the is sustainability or sustainable design. sustainable trend in interior design that are in Sustainable design is considered one of the line with Egypt Vision 2030 with the aim of recent trends in the field of design practice preserving the environment, improving human and education. It is a type of design activity well-being and preserving their health is need. that depends primarily on the principle of Statement of the Problem achieving compatibility and balance between The research problem is limited to the This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License An inclusive vision towards a sustainable interior design for human well-being and health 354 following question: 2-The importance of research stems from the 1. What are the sustainable environmental importance of the human being, who is the directions? And what are their strategies? focus of this universe, and the need to 2. What are the local and global interiors that preserve his health and well-being. apply sustainability thinking? 3- To emphasize caring for the natural 3. What is the possibility of benefiting from environment, its elements, its materials, its sustainable environmental systems in the field organisms…. etc. and to confirm that the of interior design, both globally and locally? design is affected by them to serve and serve Hypotheses: human needs. From the previous question, the researcher 4- Emphasis on imparting a distinctive assumes the following: environmental character to the interior design 1. Inspiration from natural elements and in a way that achieves interconnection environmental objects in interior design between the internal and external architecture enhances the link between the user and his and coexists with the nature of the place in natural environment, and preserves the order to develop the aesthetic sense and environment and the user together. general taste in society and increase the user's 2. The link between interior design and the bonding with his environment. natural environment to create a distinctive 5- Applying modern environmental studies to character for sustainable environmental interior design and furniture design to keep interior design that takes into account the pace with global technological and design functional, aesthetic and cultural aspects advancements. of the user, will preserve the Delimitations: environmental resources for future 1. According to the place limits: Defined in generations. the study of the sustainable interiors such 3. The good application of comprehensive as environmental, green, biomimicry, sustainable design should line with Egypt bionic and biophilic design locally and Vision 2030 would conserve globally. environmental resources and preserve 2. According to time limits: The middle of human health and well-being. the twentieth century and up to the present Objectives: time. This study aims to: Methodology of research 1. Definition of the concept of sustainable 1. Descriptive and analytical approach design, its branches and its applications in through describing samples of sustainable interior design locally and globally. interiors such as environmental, green, 2. Emphasize the possibility of benefiting biomimicry, bionic and biophilic design from sustainable environmental systems in locally and globally. the field of interior design and furniture in 2. The critical curriculum through critique order to achieve the health and well-being and analysis of models of sustainable of the user. interiors. 3. Separation of multiple concepts of Background: sustainable design such as environmental, First: sustainable environmental directions. green, biomimicry, bionic and biophilic 1. Sustainability design then clarify the strategy of each 2.The first approach concerned with reducing type and its applications in interiors negative impacts on the environment globally and locally. (ecological and green) Significance: 3. The second approach concerned with The importance of research lies in the reducing the negative impacts on human following points: - health (bio-design) 1- The importance of research stems from the 4-The third approach concerned with importance of the natural environment, which promoting positive impacts on the is the main shelter for humans. environment and human health (biophilic) May 2021 International Design Journal, Volume 11, Issue 3 355 Aya Habbak 5 The fourth approach combines the three the harmony of architecture and interior previous. It concerns reducing the negative design with the environment is a must. the impacts on the environment and human and concept of harmony of architecture with promoting the positive effects on human health nature is not new, as architectural philosophy and the environment. over the ages and its reflection on interior Second: An inclusive Sustainable interior design represents the relationship between design that is harmonious with nature and nature, humanity, and the built environment. in line with the state's sustainable 1. Sustainability development plan (Egypt Vision 2030). The sustainable design concept appeared in First: sustainable environmental directions. the world in recent decades, taking multiple Nature was the source of meditation, names and orientations that overlapped with knowledge, and healing. Though, civilization each other. The researcher divided them into and development have paneled man from four directions shown in diagram no. (1). The nature. That led in the second half of the research aims to describe these directions twentieth century to the emergence of many according to the foundations and mechanisms environmental problems represented in water of sustainable design and defining their impact and air pollution, global warming, the on humans and the environment, leading to an consumption of non-renewable resources, the inclusive interior design in harmony with damage of nature, and human health. nature. (Huda, Yasmin 2017) These four Therefore, a need for a design study in directions will be explained and clarified. architecture and interior design that works on Diagram No. (1) shows the four directions of sustainable design to reach an inclusive interior design in harmony with nature. Source; the researcher 2-The first approach concerned with 2018) The ecosystem represents a functional reducing negative impacts on the embodiment of