Happy by Design
RIBA Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-915722-28-7 (ISBN)
Can good design truly make us happier? Given that we spend over 80% of our time in buildings, shouldn't we have a better understanding of how they make us feel? Happy by Design explores the ways in which buildings, spaces and cities affect our moods. It reveals how architecture and design can make us happy and support mental health, and explains how poor design can have the opposite effect.
Presented through a series of easy-to-understand design tips and accompanied by beautiful diagrams and illustrations, Happy by Design is a fantastic resource for architects, designers and students, or for anybody who would like to better understand the relationship between buildings and happiness.
With the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis, the importance of designing for mental wellbeing has never been higher on the agenda. Whether through low-energy design, designing in better ventilation to avoid passing on pathogens or the realisation of the importance of accessing nature within an environment, this revised edition has been updated to reflect a changed world.
Ben Channon is an architect, author, TEDx speaker and mental wellbeing advocate, and is well known in the industry as a thought leader in designing for happiness and wellbeing. He is a Director at wellbeing design consultancy Ekkist, where he helps clients and design teams to create healthier places, and researches how buildings and urban design can impact how we feel.
Acknowledgements About the Author Introduction
Chapter 1 Light
Orient buildings sensitively
Consider shadows
Be selective about window sizes
Avoid deep plans
Use rooflights shrewdly
Don’t overlook artificial light
Consider the temperature of artificial light
Use artificial light to create pockets of calm
Chapter 2 Comfort
Use tactile materials
Consider comfort as well as aesthetics
Think about the temperature of buildings
Ensure a good supply of fresh air
Ventilation (new addition)
Keep the noise out
Chapter 3 Control
Design adaptable spaces
Give people better control over their environment
Provide people with a range of environments
Allow for personalisation
Give people better control over their diets
Give building users privacy
Chapter 4 Nature
Bring nature in
Provide views of nature
Put gardens on the roof
Design gardens and parks as an escape from the urban
Integrate or give views of water
Improve ecology and biodiversity
Use nature to educate, engage and involve
Chapter 5 Aesthetics
Use colour wisely
Create moments of joy
Avoid visual monotony
Make buildings legible
Celebrate the simple
Get the proportions right
Chapter 6 Activity
Encourage activity
Design-in spaces for exercise
Design wider streets
Design for the bicycle
Connect to nearby facilities
Don’t overlook spaces for inactivity
Chapter 7 Psychology
Storage
Provide high ceilings wherever possible
Celebrate the entrance
Go open-plan
Bigger isn’t always better
Consider prospect and refuge theory
Create an atmosphere
Conclusions Notes + References Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.10.2023 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 123 x 186 mm |
| Themenwelt | Technik ► Architektur |
| ISBN-10 | 1-915722-28-4 / 1915722284 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-915722-28-7 / 9781915722287 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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