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| Design Approaches | Differences between the Econa Garden and other healing gardens |
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| It’s a holistic approach system. Everything is interacting with everything else. One movement or change of any part will cause change in the whole system. Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine, using nature to treat human problems, both emotional and physical. (See Methodology) |
Each design feature or element is based on one thing: the restorative value of nature. The relationship among features or elements is not important from a therapeutic point. Theories used to guide design are from scattered sources, borrowing from disciplines such as behavior science and environment design. It is not systemic, but a mechanical combination. | ||
| Time/Seasons | Design consideration of time/seasons is based on health and healing purposes. | Design consideration is often limited to the plant selection for seasonal change and view. |
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| Users’ eomtions | Affect design of the garden directly | No direct affect on the garden design | |
| Plant Choice | Chosen based on their therapeutic function in terms of type, color, and aroma | No specific therapeutic basis for selection | |
| Color Choice | Chosen for therapeutic function based on five-elements theory and connection to patient’s internal organs and emotions | No specific therapeutic basis for selection | |
| Space Arrangement | Sizes, directions, sun/shade, are chosen for therapeutic purposes based on five-elements theory and connection to user’s internal organs and emotions |
To provide private and social spaces | |
| Activities in Garden | Activities selected and arranged based on therapeutic value |
To provide variety in sunny and shady places. Based on behavioral psychology, usually not a relationship with other parts of the garden | |
| Therapeutic Value | Besides its natural restoration, it can also actively adjust human’s imbalanced body/emotion into its balanced state | Relies solely on natural restoration | |
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