Biophilia is a term coined by Edward O. Wilson in his 1984 book of the same title where he states that humans have an intrinsic affiliation with the natural world and that our survival on this planet is reliant on it. We are physiologically, neurologically and psychologically nourished by nature as these are the environments humans evolved in over many millennia.
 
As Singapore is celebrating its bicentennial milestone, there is an incumbent emphasis on remembering the origins of the beginnings of the island state’s progress.
 
The atelier’s premise is to hypothesize, design the interior strategies of a proto capsule, a self-sustainable unit that to orientate around several objects of curation emphasizing the principles of Biophilic-design and generate over a period of 5, 10 and 50 years.
 
The intended outcome should question the role of the society as the participant and observer, its implications towards nature and resources, perception and transcendence of knowledge and work towards developing responsive interiors and their desistance.
 
Students will utilize procedural digital design processes and experiment using collective parameters utilizing open data sources, studying established archives and applying generative interactive solutions in their design proposal of the biophilic proto-time capsule facility.