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This home responds to the idea of biophilia

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Blurring boundaries between natural and artificial, Carlo Ratti Associati, in collaboration with Italo Rota, unveils a residence that revolves around a ten-metre-tall tree at the centre of the living space… Built out of a traditional Italian farmhouse outside the city of Parma, the home responds to the idea of biophilia, a scientific hypothesis proposed by noted biologist and Harvard professor E.O. Wilson, which suggests that human beings share an innate desire to live close to nature. This concept is foremost expressed in the 60-year-old ficus tree named Alma standing in the middle of the living space. It belongs to a […]

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