By now you may be familiar with biophilic design – the idea of incorporating nature into design to improve our connection to the environment. Sustainability, well-being and harmony are usually part of it.
Some architects and house designers use a special biophilic element to impressive effect: trees.
We've already seen public spaces around the world incorporate trees in remarkable and beautiful ways.
The Ford Foundation in New York features a 12-story atrium filled with magnolia, eucalyptus, jacaranda, cryptomeria, ironbark and pear trees.
The atrium of the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place in Lower Manhattan is home to 16 40-foot-tall Washingtonia palms.
Singapore's Jewel Changi Airport features 2,500 trees – native to Madagascar, Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia – in a 2.4-hectare indoor forest with walking trails.