BIOFILICO - SUSTAINABILITY & WELLBEING ADVISORY FOR REAL ESTATE & HOSPITALITY
biophilic design, wellbeing and sustainability for hotels and residential developments
our consultant teams are curated on a project basis, each led by company founder matt aspiotis morley, providing a unique mix of creative interior design services with strategic thinking
about biofilico
Operating out of Barcelona, Spain, and London, UK Biofilico Ltd was established in 2018 combining our experience working in-house as a creative director / interior fit-out specialist with a mixed-use real estate developer and our expertise in sustainable real estate / wellness real estate.
With a network of talented collaborators, including wellness architects, landscape architects, interior designers, ESG specialists, and sustainability consultants, we create bespoke teams tailored to each project.
Our services cover biophilic design, wellness interior design and wellbeing strategy, sustainable interiors and buildings, healthy buildings consultants and boutique real estate ESG advisory.
wellbeing champion
matt aspiotis morley (barcelona, spain & london, uk)
Matt advises on wellbeing and sustainability for the real estate and hospitality sectors. He is a certified green building professional and a natural health & fitness expert with a specialism in creating biophilic, nature-inspired spaces.
Biofilico is his wellness interiors consultancy offering ESG advisory, wellbeing interiors and healthy building certification services.
Biofit Health & Fitness is his gym design & fitness business providing concept development, gym interiors, equipment procurement & mindful movement training to hospitality brands and real estate developers.
From 2010-2019 Matt was Brand Director for Porto Montenegro, a Eur 500 million mixed-use real estate development and marina community on the Adriatic Coast where his cross-departmental role engaged with Construction, Operations & Marketing teams to deliver new concepts such as serviced residences, a sports club, beach club, pool club, nightclub, sports field, sports bar and organic cafe.
He has a BA in European Studies (History, Italian, French) from UCL, London, an advanced specialization in French Language & Civilization from the University of Paris La Sorbonne and a Masters in Marketing from the IED Milano.
Matt has a range of green building and healthy building credentials to his name, from BREEAM Associate, to RESET AIR Professional, LIVING FUTURE, FITWEL Ambassador, Green Globe sustainable Hotel Leader and ACTIVE SCORE Professional.
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senior interior designer & well ap candidate
polly andrews (derby, uk)
Derby-based Polly has over 13 years of experience as an interior designer in the hospitality and residential real estate sectors.
She is currently a WELL AP candidate approaching her final exams and has a strong interest in sustainable, healthy buildings and interiors.
During her time at Macauley Sinclair Interior Architecture & Design as a Senior Interior Designer, she worked on projects for clients including Dishoom, Hawksmoor, The Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Oakman Inns.
Other project experience around the UK includes food halls, offices, residences and pop-up events.
wellness interior designer
Dina Cheliadina (wroclaw, poland)
Dina has a BA in Architecture from the University of Wroclaw in Poland and worked for several years as interior designer for a Polish hotel brand, in-house, where she was responsible for creating new concepts, sub-brands and communal area interiors.
She is an expert in realistic 3D renders and adapts her style to fit each client brief.
Visual Communications / Branding
Joss Mandryke (lisboa, portugal)
Canadian-born, Lisbon-based, Joss specialises in brand creation, visual identities, photography, brand tone of voice and branding templates.
She has over a decade of experience in Art Direction for wellness and hospitality brands, having previously worked in Buenos Aires, Barcelona and London
Joss is equally at home behind the camera for a photoshoot as designing a brand identity or website.
Sustainability & Project Assistant (barcelona, espana)
Hannah Shabb, LEED GA
Hannah is a recent graduate from Stanford University where she completed a master’s degree in Sustainable Design and Construction.
As well as being a US Water Polo Team player she is passionate about creating a sustainable built environment where both humans and nature can thrive.
She recently completed a 6-month internship with the International WELL Building Institute in New York, USA prior to joining our team.
Hannah’s specific research interests include biophilic design and its benefits for both human and environmental health, as well as Life Cycle Assessments and the optimization of buildings' carbon footprints.
She is currently living and working in Barcelona, while continuing her professional water polo career.
mindfulness expert (london, UK)
Charlie Morley
Charlie Morley is a bestselling author and teacher of mindfulness, lucid dreaming and shadow integration.
He was “authorised to teach” within the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism by Lama Yeshe Rinpoche in 2008. Since then he has written four books which have been translated into 15 languages and has run workshops & retreats in more than 20 countries.
He’s spoken at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Ministry of Defence Mindfulness Symposium, The Houses of Parliament (on Buddhism & youth culture) and the Mindfulness Association Annual conferences.
In 2018 he was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship grant to research PTSD treatment in Military Veterans and continues to teach people with trauma-affected sleep a set of practices called Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep. He has given his own TED Talk and has just released a Mindvalley online course.
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Matter Of Stuff, London, UK - eco materials library
Nikos Adrianopoulos, Athens, Greece - architecture and design
Open Ear - Swell, London, UK - sound wellness
Studio Gronda, Madrid, Spain - architecture and design
Wayward Plants, London, UK - botanical architecture and design
Frequently Asked Questions
+ What are biophilic design consultant services?
Biophilic design tackles the industrialized world’s human-nature disconnect through architecture and interiors that embrace nature.
Key elements include the use of plants & flowers; natural shapes, colours, patterns, textures, scents, sounds and materials, as well as circadian lighting.
These are nothing more nor less than ancestral responses to a relatively recent problem, what we proudly label biophilic design therefore is merely an attempt to restore the previous harmony between nature and humans on this planet!
+ What are healthy building design consultant services?
Healthy building design or wellness design takes this concept a step further by adding an emphasis on the human health and wellbeing benefits of the built environment - be it a home, office, gym, school or hospital.
Key elements of this service cover non-toxic materials, exercise and movement, active design, active travel, nutrition and hydration, indoor air quality, acoustic solutions, thermal comfort and a building’s operational policies such as eco-cleaning protocols.
+ What are green building consultant services?
Green building consultants aim to reduce the harm done to the planet to an absolute minimum when designing our built environment, where possible even doing good by contributing back to each community or site, for example in terms of energy consumption, or job employment.
Key elements of this consultancy service include selection of sustainable building materials alongside architects; waste management plans, recycling and energy-saving techniques as well as water management, green rooftops and other biophilic design or landscaping interventions using no or low-irrigation plant species.
+ What are real estate ESG consultant services?
Real estate ESG consultants cover Environmental, Social and Governance themes on behalf of a real estate fund or real estate developer, integrating sustainability, human wellbeing and ethical business practices.
Environmental issues include energy, water, waste, materials, carbon footprint and sustainability certifications. Social issues include DEI, employee engagement, human capital, social impact, health & safety, stakeholder engagement and certifications. Governance issues include compliance, data privacy, stakeholder engagement, policy development, risk management and a responsible supply chain.