The lessons and advice inside are applicable to everyone, from big-time property developers to homeowners, interior designers and those interested in wellbeing and happiness. However, from this experience, Ben realised that mental health issues are universal and that anyone can find themselves struggling.

Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). This book is just adorable; its topic, its approach, its aim, its size, its editing, its all too good. But by providing comfortable, well-designed spaces where people feel happy and safe, we can improve the day to day happiness of people who use them, which – in my opinion – is a powerful way of keeping people in a better mental place. The film has tiny silver particles embedded in it, which lend a dazzling luminosity to the light as it filters through. Each of the featured architectural interventions includes an analysis of the wellbeing benefits as well as the potential limitations or associated challenges.It reveals howarchitecture and design can make us happy and support mental health, and explainshow poor design can have the opposite effect. He coaches mindfulness at the practice and in his free time, and in 2017 founded the Architects' Mental Wellbeing Forum, which is focused on improving mental health within the industry. They’d started requesting dual aspect apartments and things like generous cycle storage, rather than reluctantly providing them, as they had previously, for example.

And as we spend between 80 and 90 percent of our time inside buildings, the spaces we live and work in are going to have a significant impact on our physical and mental wellbeing. RIBA invites you to join us in officially launching the book as part of an afternoon and evening dedicated to Addressing Gender Inequity in the Built Environment. Because when we engage with the facilities in our local communities, we don’t just feel fitter and healthier.And because our windows are much larger than those of the average new build, natural light fills the rooms, and those trees, parks and ponds are never far from sight. In terms of engaging the general public, I think what Kevin McCloud, George Clarke, Piers Taylor and Caroline Quentin have done with their tv programmes about home design and architecture is amazing. Discover how we can help your business through creative web design, graphic design, or digital marketing projects… with actual results! To avoid a climate catastrophe and achieve a regenerative built environment, the use of new materials and any excess waste in resources need to be cut out from the very beginning of the design process. Ben is a passionate author and has used writing to champion better design for wellbeing, as well as to improve mental health within the architectural industry itself.

Here at Joseph Homes, we’re always looking into the mood-enhancing qualities of different colours and putting our findings into practice. Concepts are presented through a series of easy-to-understand design tips which are accompanied by diagrams and illustrations by Ben.However, by designing in this way you are at risk of creating dark areas at the back of rooms that will rely on artificial lighting. Perhaps more surprisingly still, the presence of water can have a big impact on our mental health, with people who live near the sea reporting better mental wellbeing than those who live in more landlocked places. It poses – and answers – all of the key questions: If you were to design a building that puts occupants’ happiness first, what would it look like? Work in Mind is a global content platform dedicated to making the connection between better, healthier buildings, workplace wellbeing and ESG. Offering practical insight and visual inspiration on successful lighting solutions and schemes, this accessible lighting design guide offeris a toolbox of techniques to apply in practice.