Health House

It is better to erect buildings being a part of the environment. The nature is a single whole and has own lows, order and tempo. A notion “health house” means houses where the man feels good and they are in harmony with the environment. The order of the nature doesn’t change or depends on us. We should recognize and adapt to peculiarities of the nature which are behind our understanding and can’t be changed. Before starting a development it is necessary to recognize an influence of the building on the health and peace of inhabitants’ mind and think about the influence on the environment.

ENVIRONMENTAL BALANCE

A base of the natural balance is a tempo of day and night. Thereby, it is very important to have a right orientation of the structure and inner premises towards the sun movement in the dome of the sky. It is ideal when the site has an inclination in the southern direction and the house is on the north to have all territory is free and open for burst of energy. This statement starts a low-energy concept of the architecture. A cooperation of south and north directions relates to our intuitive perception of active and calm sides of the house. An influence of different types of geo-pathogenic zones and geological character of the site are phenomena of the natural order. Before starting design works it is necessary to think about it very well and take into consideration specific conditions of every site in first drafts. For example, it is better to provide for bedrooms and working places outside not suitable zones.

OVAL SHAPE

In the nature we often meet structures made by animals or birds which have a shape similar to the oval in plan, for example, like a hole or nest. They don’t have angles, like ancient houses of people: igloo, thipi, jurt. It is nice if the house has a round shape or angles are beveled.

The vital energy in the nature moves along curve lines, spirals therefore we like wavy shapes of landscape, tortuous river-course. I.e. the matter is how to stay closer to the natural environment, feel healthy and instinct with life. Finally, you will perceive a vital energy emitted by building.

By developing, it is possible to apply basic principles of feng shui – a traditional Chinese science about universal principals of harmonious environment. The main rules are so universal that it is possible to work with them even within the scope of our culture.

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Text: Oldřich Hozman, David Ayer, illustrations from authors’ archive