A Systematic Literature Review on Biophilic Hotel Design

Zeynep Burcu Deniz; Belgin Terım Cavka

doi:10.35674/kent.1453502

A Systematic Literature Review on Biophilic Hotel Design

Authors : Zeynep Burcu Deniz, Belgin Terım Cavka

Pages : 2041-2056

Doi:10.35674/kent.1453502

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Publication Date : 2024-09-17

Article Type : Research Paper

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 : Biyofilik tasarım, Biyofilik otel, İç mekân tasarımı, Literatür taraması, Otel tasarımı

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