What is the Quality of Environment?

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An article for NGO LEA – What are our current notions of living? How much do we take into account the state of the development of our civilisation with regard to our style of living? How, and with what criteria, do we evaluate the quality of our living space? The holistic understanding of a good quality environment makes us more aware that we should look after Mother Earth. As a result, not only will the countryside be healthy, but also the people living in it. The article discusses spiritual, emotional, vital and physical characteristics of architecture.

Healthy Living and Electromagnetic Fields

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Magazine Můj dům, 11/2004 The human body transfers information using electrical impulses which then govern the functioning of the body. Since artificial electromagnetic fields in buildings have a disruptive effect on the operation of the organism, it is advisable to protect ourselves against their impact, in particular at the time, and in the place, designated for rest.

Healthy Living

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agazine Můj dům, 11/2004 When building a house, it is advisable to perceive the building as a part of the wider environment. Nature is a holistic unit with its basic inherent laws, order and rhythm. Healthy houses are those where we feel good and which are also in harmony with their environment. This article focuses on the holistic relationship between man and nature, the materials used and possible types of wall constructions.

Metamorphoses of a House with an Inner Garden

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Magazine Můj dům, September 2004 – My idea of an ideal living space is a house with an internal garden. The layout of this imaginary bungalow is formed by a ring of living rooms encircling a central garden. This image of a house with an internal garden has been inspired by zen gardens.

Keep Your Mind on the Quality of the Inner Environment

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Magazine Můj dům, 5/2004 This article follows the first series on the principles of bau-biology published in the April issue of the Můj dům magazine. In this issue we will present other impacts which bau-biology perceives as relevant factors influencing the quality of our living environment.

Take Up the Principles of Bau-biology

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Magazine Můj dům, 4/2004 Nowadays, more alternative approaches are promoted in architecture and the building industry; these approaches are involved with the relationship between the human being and the environment. One of these is bau-biology which came to us from Germany where it is becoming more and more popular. Bau-biology (building biology) can be characterised as the science of holistic relationships between the human being, his/her living space and the environment.

Harmony of The Golden Ratio

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Magazine Můj dům, 3/2004 – Optimum proportions, natural order – these are terms that have intrigued builders for centuries. When observing nature, for example the shapes of trees or a human body, you will notice a certain order in the proportions of individual parts. And it is in these proportions of the individual parts that the golden ratio is to be found.  

The Key to the Right Entrance

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Magazine Můj dům, 06/2003 – The entrance door and hall are one of the most important places in a house or flat. This is where a large part of vital energy comes into the house. For humans this is where they retune from the outside space to the inside one.A beautiful and spacious entrance improves our mood.

All Features of a Landscape

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Magazine Můj dům 03/2003 – On what criteria do we base our search for the right place to live? Our first visual impressions of the location are important for our immediate decision making. But there are also other important aspects which are not so clearly visible at first sight. The holistic quality of the environment has more levels, such as physical, vital and psychical. For example, look at the landscape of the Motol valley on the western side of Prague.

A Building is a Being

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Magazine Můj dům, 4/2003

The quality of a building plot is mostly influenced by the slope? Why is there a ? here?of the plot and its orientation with regard to cardinal directions. It is also advisable to find out if the angle of the terrain provides a natural protection against the prevailing wind. The selection of an ideal plot of land is a part of the Chinese teaching of feng-shui.

Based on feng-shui one of the most important guidelines is having a symbolic mountain behind you and a symbolic lake in front. If you wonder what it is all about, read more in this article.