The positive chord of nature and home
Nature often creates harmonious shapes, colors and sounds by chance. In architecture they are obtained through a combination of volumes and proportions, and in our minds they are presented through our perception of the environment.
The main color of the natural balance is green. The prolonged staring at green sceneries calms us, relieves fatigue and give us a sense of meaning. It also normalizes breathing, heart rate and is used in the treatment of burnout.
The color green is all around us – from the freshly cut grass, through the interior of the house we live in, to the endless forests in the mountains.
In the “gray”, urban environment, the color of nature is often missing. On a subconscious level, this contributes to the so-called "daily grind", in which routine interferes with potential. But there is a solution to every problem.
Now, imagine a busy workday. You are so concentrated on your activities that you are completely detached from the surroundings. As you complete your task, you are sincerely satisfied with your work. You look up from the screen and see the Vitosha Mountain in all its glory. You look back and the whole city is in your field of vision.
Your children play, surrounded by nature, cleanliness and security in a private park, meters from your family’s own garden. You are calm about them because you know that they live in a safe environment, and they are in the company of friendly neighbors. Your partner is in the dreamy, spacious kitchen, which calls on you with the scent of a culinary masterpiece.
Outside, the atmosphere is divine and enough to convince you that you can steal a few minutes away from the urgent work to move from the comfortable sofa in the living room to the southern outdoor porch. The air is clean, and the only ones, who break the silence are the surrounding birds. The trees are green, the grass is fresh and the sky is bright blue – nature radiates positive chords that soothe the mind and body.
The porch is among the most pleasant spots for you, where you regularly drink your afternoon coffee while reading your favorite book. You often send off the fiery sunset, while in the warm embrace of your partner. In the evening, guests are greeted with a starlight dinner and crickets' songs.
Your home and the surrounding atmosphere predispose to peace and harmony and you indulge in a well-deserved rest. You have provided your children daily contact with nature and you have brought them as close as possible to your own childhood from a long gone, carefree time.
When the kids are in their beds, you relax on the massage chair, across the fireplace in the living room and give in to meaningful conversations in pleasant company.
You wake up in the morning before the first rays touch the Earth, because your sleep was complete – in a comfortable and spacious bed, surrounded by silence and fresh air. You are eager to get up as you know a splendid view awaits you from the panoramic terrace. A look to the northeast presents the whole of Bulgaria’s capital, beyond it Stara Planina mountain stretches, as far as eyes can see and to the south Vitosha Mountain, colored in fiery orange. Life awakens – the first sounds of birds, chasing among the hundreds of trees around your home and it feels you are far from any civilization, but in fact, you are one step away from all the amenities of the big city.
In times, when science pays serious attention to the healing power of nature regarding people’s physical and mental condition, it is important to think about our own health and that of our family. The environment, where we live and work is among the key factors for our well-being, enabling us to radiate positive vibes and to strengthen the symbiotic relationship between our natural surrounding and internal health. If we had to give a name to this idealic scene it would most definitely be Maxi Sequoia – a home for those, who seek the finer things in life.
