Abstract
Abstract El Kala is a city on the edge of eastern Algeria, located in an exceptional natural landscape, classified as a world biosphere reserve in 1990 by UNESCO. The diversity of nature within the domestic space leads to research and study its place and value for the inhabitants and encourages to think about how to qualify the relationship between inhabitants and nature through the domestic space. This study is based on a biophilic approach, adapted to the architectural scale, based on a landscape and architectural analysis. The results obtained show that the observed biophilic design is only a means to build a relationship with nature by the inhabitants. The objective of this article is to highlight the contribution of the biophilic approach in determining the behaviour of the inhabitants of the city of El Kala.
Highlights
There is a close connection between man and nature, often nurtured by the development of human needs in the many facets of life
This paper focuses on the first principle of biophilic design: nature in space
In the case of the city of El Kala, the relationship between man and nature is studied through the insertion of natural elements in the domestic space, one of the principles of biophilic design in architecture
Summary
There is a close connection between man and nature, often nurtured by the development of human needs in the many facets of life. This relationship that each individual has with nature is transposed to the city. It is created on different scales: the scale of the territory, spatial planning, urban composition and architectural space [1]. Surrounded by forests and lakes, the town of El Kala is an example of the interaction between the urban environment and its natural surroundings. Its position at the centre of a national park classified as a natural biosphere reserve in 1990 by UNESCO, gives it a special character in urban and architectural production
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