A Systematic Literature Review on Biophilic Hotel Design

Abstract

Biophilic design made by incorporating nature into interior spaces have proven that biophilia has positive effects on people’s psychological, and physical well-being through scientific studies. Although increasing number of people and rapid urbanization have led to changes in leisure activities and accommodation sector specifically after the COVID 19 world pandemic, it is observed that scientific research pool do not align with the number of biophilic hotels recently designed and occupied. With this study, it has been observed that biophilic design studies in the literature are increasing especially after the pandemic, however the number of studies in office and commercial spaces show an augmenting trend compared to the accommodation sector. Within the scope of this study, a comprehensive systematic literature review on biophilic hotel design was conducted. Gaps were identified in the literature on the use of biophilic design in hotels compared to the evaluation of biophilic design elements in other areas. As a result of the review, 14 relevant articles obtained from Web of Science Core Collection and Scopus databases were analyzed in detail. The methods and results led to the identification of the literature gap in this field. It has been observed that studies evaluating biophilic hotel design in the light of scientific data have increased after COVID-19. Most of the studies examined are focused on hotel lobby cases. Although lobbies are important places in terms of the first impression of visitors in hotels, there is no study focusing on hotel rooms. Future studies can also focus on the accommodation areas. Especially for the tourism sector, where customer satisfaction and psychology are at the forefront, it is important to investigate the scientific effects of biophilic design examined in the literature to draw the necessary lessons from existing studies in order to guide future designs.

Keywords

• Biophilic design
• Biophilic hotel
• Interior design
• Literature review
• Hotel design

Biyofilik Otel Tasarımı Üzerine Sistematik Bir Literatür İncelemesi

Abstract

Doğayı iç mekanlara dahil ederek yapılan biyofilik tasarımın, insanların psikolojik ve fiziksel refahı üzerinde olumlu etkileri olduğu bilimsel çalışmalarla kanıtlanmıştır. Artan insan sayısı ve hızlı kentleşme, özellikle COVID 19 dünya pandemisinden sonra boş zaman aktivitelerinde ve konaklama sektöründe değişikliklere yol açsa da, bilimsel araştırma havuzunun son zamanlarda tasarlanan ve kullanılan biyofilik otellerin sayısıyla örtüşmediği görülmektedir. Bu çalışma ile literatürdeki biyofilik tasarım çalışmalarının özellikle pandemi sonrasında artmakta olduğu gözlemlenmiştir, ancak ofis ve ticari alanlardaki çalışmaların sayısı konaklama sektörüne kıyasla daha yüksek artış eğimi göstermektedir. Bu çalışma kapsamında, biyofilik otel tasarımı üzerine kapsamlı sistematik bir literatür taraması yapılmıştır. Biyofilik tasarımın otellerde kullanımına ilişkin literatürde diğer alanlarda biyofilik tasarım öğelerinin değerlendirilmesine kıyasla boşluklar tespit edilmiştir. Tarama sonucunda Web of Science Core Collection ve Scopus veri tabanlarından elde edilen ilgili 14 makale incelenmiştir. Bu makaleler ayrıntılı olarak analiz edilerek, yöntemler ve ortaya çıkan sonuçlar bu alandaki literatür boşluğunun tanımlanmasına yol açmıştır. Biyofilik otel tasarımını bilimsel veriler ışığında değerlendiren çalışmaların COVID-19 sonrasında artış gösterdiği gözlemlenmiştir. İncelenen çalışmaların çoğu otel lobisi örneklerine odaklanmıştır. Lobiler, otellerde ziyaretçilerin ilk izlenimi açısından önemli yerler olmasına rağmen otel odalarına odaklanan bir çalışma yoktur. Gelecekteki çalışmalar konaklama alanına da odaklanabilir. Özellikle müşteri memnuniyeti ve psikolojisinin ön planda olduğu turizm sektörü için literatürde incelenen biyofilik tasarımın veriler ışığında bilimsel etkilerinin araştırılması ve varolan çalışmalardan gerekli derslerin çıkarılması gelecek tasarımlara yön verme açısından önemlidir.

Keywords

• Biyofilik tasarım
• Biyofilik otel
• İç mekân tasarımı
• Literatür taraması
• Otel tasarımı

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