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Creating Calm: Designing Homes for Better Mental Health

After a day filled with work, study, commuting, and endless demands, where do we land? We should return to a space that offers more than shelter—a place that helps us decompress, slow down, and reconnect.With ourselves. With our loved ones. With what truly matters. We spend around 90% of our time indoorsWorld Health Organization Yet,ContinueContinue reading “Creating Calm: Designing Homes for Better Mental Health”

Diseñar con agua: donde fluye la emoción

1. Donde fluye la calma Estamos hechos principalmente de agua. Fluye por nuestras venas, amortigua nuestro cerebro y llena las células que sostienen la vida. Pero nuestra conexión con ella es más profunda que la fisiología. El agua es algo que sentimos. Su brillo, su ritmo, su persistencia silenciosa —estas cosas hablan de algo antiguoContinueContinue reading “Diseñar con agua: donde fluye la emoción”

Water’s Influence on Human Emotion and Design

1. A Moment by the Water We are made mostly of water. It flows through our veins, cushions our brain, and fills the cells that sustain life. But our connection to it runs deeper than physiology. Water is something we feel. Its shimmer, its rhythm, its quiet persistence—these things speak to something ancient within us.ContinueContinue reading “Water’s Influence on Human Emotion and Design”

Designing for Mental Health: Architecture’s Role

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health conditions include mental disorders, psychosocial disabilities, and other emotional states that significantly impair daily functioning or increase the risk of self-harm. The Crisis: Anxiety, Disconnection, and Isolation Alfred, a 90-year-old widower from Wakefield, spent six months in near-total isolation. After losing his wife, his only humanContinueContinue reading “Designing for Mental Health: Architecture’s Role”

Neuroarquitectura: Cómo los espacios afectan la mente

Imagina que eres un joven profesional creativo que comienza su primer trabajo. Estás lleno de ideas, ansioso por colaborar, listo para crecer. Pero en el momento en que entras a la oficina, sientes que no puedes respirar al ver una cuadrícula de cubículos idénticos, luces duras arriba y sin ventanas. Vista de un ambiente deContinueContinue reading “Neuroarquitectura: Cómo los espacios afectan la mente”

Neuroarchitecture: How Space Affects Your Mind

Imagine you’re a young creative professional starting your first job. You’re full of ideas, eager to collaborate, ready to grow. But the moment you step into the office, you feel it—a grid of identical cubicles, harsh lighting overhead, no windows, no space to breathe. An office space filled with identical cubicles, highlighting a lack ofContinueContinue reading “Neuroarchitecture: How Space Affects Your Mind”

Integrando neuroarquitectura, psicología ambiental y diseño biofílico

Tres formas de ver el espacio: Neuroarquitectura, Psicología Ambiental y Diseño Biofílico. Un comienzo curioso ¿Por qué algunos espacios nos calman mientras que otros nos hacen sentir incómodos? ¿Por qué una caminata por el bosque nos recarga de energía, mientras que un pasillo ruidoso nos agota? Durante décadas, diseñadores e investigadores han abordado estas preguntasContinueContinue reading “Integrando neuroarquitectura, psicología ambiental y diseño biofílico”

Integrating Neuroarchitecture, Psychology, and Biophilic Design

How three disciplines converge to reshape how we live, feel, and design. A Curious Beginning Why do some spaces calm us while others make us feel uneasy? Why does a walk through a forest restore our energy, while a noisy corridor drains it? For decades, designers and researchers have asked these questions from different angles.ContinueContinue reading “Integrating Neuroarchitecture, Psychology, and Biophilic Design”

The Forgotten Sense: Smell in Neuroarchitecture

We often think of architecture as visual—lines, light, form, and space. But what about smell? A faint trace of lavender, damp concrete, old wood, or hospital disinfectant. Scents we barely notice, yet they linger—anchored deep in memory and emotion. Have you ever stepped into a space and instantly felt calm, alert—or uneasy—without knowing why? ThatContinueContinue reading “The Forgotten Sense: Smell in Neuroarchitecture”