Abstract:The application of biophilic design metrics in healthcare has positive impact on enhancing users' health and emotional wellbeing. Where, biophilic design elements especially daylighting and the views-out accelerate patients' recovery, decrease patients', family and staff stress and depression, and also increase patients' wellbeing (Watts, 2017). So, these metrics should be considered from the beginning in the design of intensive care units (ICUs), to promote patients' and staff's mood and health (Victoria. Dep… Show more
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