Biophilia: why we need the sea

Biophilia is the hypothesis that we have an innate need for contact with nature — inherited from thousands of years lived outdoors. Ignoring it makes us ill; honoring it heals. And few places activate biophilia like the sea.

In design, this becomes method: generous openings to the horizon, natural materials to the touch, cross ventilation, greenery reaching the terrace. It's not decoration — it's designing for the body to feel at home in the oldest sense of the word.

Living well, in the end, is living close to what made us.