Wellness bars include adaptogenic mushrooms, nootropics, supplements, and organic drinks but when combined with sustainable eco-friendly interior design practices, such as biophilic design and non-toxic materials in the fit-out, the health benefits can be boosted even further. A conversation with Upraising Co-Founder Guy Morley on the emerging wave of functional coffee and other health drinks.
Read MoreA wellness rooms in an office or residential context provides a dedicated personal space for mental wellbeing and recovery. Typical features may include biophilic design, multi-sensory design, wellness design and wellbeing content in a digital library format. Biofilico wellness interiors has designed such spaces for HERO natural foods Switzerland and Fusion Students UK.
Read Moreintroducing green building and healthy building concepts into public restrooms with one hundred restrooms, netherlands. An interview with Co-Founder Marielle Romeijn by Matt Morley.
Read MoreBiofilico's team of expert wellbeing interior designers give their opinion on how to create a healthy coworking environment maximized for productivity and stress reduction. We cover case studies and relevant research studies as well as defining terminology along the way, from biophilic design to workspace design.
Read MoreHere we address the question of wellness design as a sub-set of healthy buildings and wellness real estate as a whole, covering the five primary facets such as health and fitness, comfort, security, accessibility and biophilic design, active design and multi-sensory design, even wabi-sabi interiors come into play here.
Read Morewhat are the health benefits of forest bathing / shinrin-yoku and natural aromatherapy / terpenes?
Read MoreBiophilic design integrates both wellness design interiors and sustainable interior concepts, making this design strategy an ideal fit for healthcare clinics, wellness centres and dental clinics. Here we look at three best examples. Biofilico consultants.
Read MoreSustainable furniture: LifeCycle Analysis / Healthy Materials / low-VOCs
Lighting : Natural light / Window walls and corridors / Soft warm light - relaxation / Blue-white light productivity
Biophilic Design: Stone from a gothic hospital / Birch tree windows / Biophilia - boost mental health
Mental health: wellness design / wellbeing interiors
Read MoreWhat are the health risks of toxic building materials and products in interiors? Biofilico healthy building consultants answer this and more - covering Red Lists, the sources of toxins in interiors, healthy building standard guidance on avoiding toxic materials as well as links to our healthy building materials guide. Read on for more info!
Read Moresound therapy’s mental health benefits, how music can be a window into our soul, urban noise levels and the role of nature sounds in restoring a sense of calm amidst the chaos, deep or active listening vs passive, and how to re-create the sonic experience of forest bathing.
Read MoreThermal Comfort in a Healthy Building strategy
Read MoreWhat lighting strategies does a healthy building consultant have at their disposal to positively impact a building interior? In terms of space planning and interior architecture, we start with ensuring enhanced access to daylight not just around the perimeter of a floor plate but right through to its core. This is then combined with consideration for glare reduction to minimize the risk of daylight bouncing off screens and other surfaces, a visual distraction and source of low level anxiety. Thirdly, the implementation of circadian lighting and smart lighting systems in tune with the daily 24hr cycle help fill an interior with suitable tones of light according to the time of day, season and location. Finally, healthy building and wellness real estate certification systems such as WELL, LEED and BREEAM provide guidance via global benchmarks for wellbeing designers to use.
Read MoreThere has never been a more urgent time to consider an enhanced ventilation strategy as part of a healthy indoor environment. Why does this ventilation matter and what can landlords, developers and workplaces do about it?
Read MoreBiofilico’s founder Matt Morley has completed the Parsons School of Design certificate in Healthier Materials & Sustainable Building. So how is the Parsons Healthy Materials Lab ‘making buildings better’? Read on to find out.
Read MoreHow company culture can help foster a healthy workplace and worker wellness
Read MoreMaterials for a healthy interior with Matter of Stuff in London, UK
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