Happy by Design: A Guide to Architecture and Mental Wellbeing

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The Happy Design Toolkit includes easy-to-understand tips and design ideas for both residential and commercial projects. Written by one of the UK's leading lighting designers on both commercial and residential projects, it features a variety of real-world projects.

They built the site using a collaborative platform and you can comment as it progresses, it made the process super easy. 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.When I redecorated my bathroom, I wanted to replace the roller blinds, which were cutting into the window space, so I installed a window film with a subtle metallic finish instead. Ben then went on to qualify as a WELL Accredited Professional, broadening his knowledge to encompass design for physical wellbeing. With The Happy Design Toolkit, learn how your buildings can encourage healthier lifestyles through a happier and more inclusive built environment for all.

Discover a new online audience and watch your business grow, as we help your business to engage through social media and digital marketing.Founded, resourced and content managed by B Corp Certified comms agency Content Coms, our mission is to drive a deeper understanding of the impact that buildings can have our mental and physical health.

A more conscious, mindful approach to the design of affordable housing could help those that need it most and those who often have the fewest resources to address the issues surrounding mental health. 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. We’re working out more; we’re thinking about the things we should and shouldn’t be putting into our bodies; we’re normalising conversations around mental health.Writing and illustrating Happy by Design has been an incredibly educational experience, shaping me as an architect and a person. However, from this experience, Ben realised that mental health issues are universal and that anyone can find themselves struggling. There are so many changes we can make to our surroundings – from minor adjustments to those on an urban scale -that will have a palpable effect on our mental wellbeing for the better.