Wellbeing

The new on-campus Woodlands Day Nursery and Forest School for the University of Staffordshire puts play, development, wellbeing and nature at the heart of early years education, in a net zero carbon building. Providing 100 childcare places, and designed at a child friendly scale, the new nursery includes a state-of-the-art digital observation suite for trainee teachers, social workers and university students. The associated forest school is an independent space for school-age children to engage in outdoor learning activities that develop skills and knowledge not possible in their classrooms. Daniel Hopkinson Early conversations with the University of Staffordshire pointed the design focus towards creating a building from which the ch... More

Carr, working with a progressive client, has designed a project that transfigures commercial architecture and interiors by embracing sustainability, longevity, and innovation. This project, situated on an urban industrial site in Collingwood, showcases Carr’s potential to transform industrial spaces into vibrant and sustainable environments. Rory Gardiner The design of 116 Rokeby echoes Collingwood's industrial materiality combined with a pragmatic approach to sustainability. Rory Gardiner Rory Gardiner Robust and tactile The form is robust and tactile, expressing strong architectural repetition on the facade while adopting a holistic, inside-out approach. Figurehead, a Melbourne-based construction company, is both... More

Pelsan Tekstil, a part of the Hassan Group, Turkey's first breathable polyethylene film manufacturer serving the medical, hygiene, and insulation sectors, has a new head office designed by the Mimaristudio team. Gurkan AKAY The goal of the project was to create a living space suitable for the corporation's innovative, technological, and colorful world in the new working area located at the heart of the company's new production facility. Flexibility, variability, transparency, and experience were the main keywords that served as the starting point for the design of the space. Gurkan AKAY The project aimed to create a collaborative workspace, development, and living space by providing the necessary physical and social conditions f... More

Founded in Istanbul, Miboso's motto is "a holistic guide to help the modern woman find her inner strength". Miboso, a multi-faceted life platform created with the passion of bringing together ancient healing and life teachings with a modern approach that puts mental health at the forefront, as a women's organization aims to bring those whose lives it touches to their potential and their best lives. İbrahim Özbunar It was aimed to offer a spacious and comfortable atmosphere to the users by using a calm, friendly and minimal design language in the head offices, which consist of yoga and meditation area, work areas, meeting area and common areas designed by Acararch. In this direction, a holistic space was created by using permeable... More

The RE:CHARGE Café by Humanscale and designer Todd Bracher, offers a communal, urban oasis to recharge mind, body and devices - in the heart of the Brera Design District.March 2017: This April, Humanscale, the leading global designer and manufacturer of products that improve wellness at work, brings an engaging and innovative RE:CHARGE Café concept to the Fuorisalone during Milan Design Week. RE:CHARGE Café offers much needed respite to design crowds who will spend the week avidly travelling the streets to see the vast range of design exhibitions, presentations, and events. RE:CHARGE Café invites visitors to re-energise both physically and mentally - whilst promoting well-being through a carefully curated and researched space, educating and... More