This research discusses indoor plants as one of the most important elements of biophilic design, aiming to extract visual standards and criteria for the distribution of plants in the waiting rooms of health centers, with a systematic comparison of the capabilities of human designers and artificial intelligence tools in applying these standards.

The study starts from a dual research gap: the absence of clear criteria for the visual distribution of plants within these spaces, as they are often used randomly for aesthetics only, without taking into account the scientific foundations for employing plants therapeutically to achieve visual comfort and a positive impact on users' general health, and also the rarity of studies comparing human and AI-generated design in the context of biophilic design.

 The research adopts a descriptive, analytical, applied, and comparative methodology, reviewing previous scientific literature addressing the relationship between indoor plants and users’ health, in addition to analyzing an existing case study (Los Cobos Medical Center), and proposing a redesign of one of the waiting rooms in the building according to visual standards, in two ways: first, manually using traditional modeling programs (such as 3ds Max); and second, through various artificial intelligence tools while relying on the same visual standards (such as plant location, density, and diversity).

 The results of this application showed that human design achieved a higher degree of consistency between plant distribution, interior space characteristics, and the design standards for plant distribution. In contrast, artificial intelligence tools provided a variety of rapidly generated design solutions, but showed variation in their ability to address the design standards with the required accuracy.

Keywords: Biophilic design, health centers, waiting rooms, indoor plant, artificial Intelligence.

Title

مجلة التراث والتصميم

Publisher

الجمعية العربية للحضارة والفنون الإسلامية

Publisher Country

Egypt

Publication Type

Both (Printed and Online)

Volume

6

Year

2026

Pages

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