biofilico WELlNESS INTERIOR DESIGN & HEALTHY BUILDING consultants
exploring the intersection of health, wellness and sustainability in the built environment since 2018
award-winning design consultant to residential developers, hotels, resorts and office workplaces. London, UK & BARCELONA, SPAIN
Our sustainability & wellness Services
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Early stage concept development to define market positioning, develop a new brand, define target audiences and plan the products and services that will make the new concept unique and ownable.
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Brand level sustainability and wellness strategies. Healthy interior reports. Alignment with green building and healthy building standards.
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Working alongside project architects and interior design studios, providing expertise specifically in sustainability, wellness and healthy building strategies.
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Full interior design services from initial mood boards and Concept Design, to 3D visualizations, detailed design drawings, plans and schedule sheets.
we deliver wellness interior design consultant and healthy building services across four main sectors
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HOTELS, RESORTS & APARTHOTELS
Boutique hotels, sustainable resorts, green aparthotels (photo credit: Beyond aparthotels, UK)
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offices & study areas
Healthy offices, wellness workplaces, green coworking spaces, student study areas
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RESIDENTIAL, CO-LIVING & student accommodation
private villas, residential developments, purpose built student accommodation
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wellness & leisure spaces
Gyms, yoga studios, basketball courts, meditation rooms, spa rooms, biohacking areas
client list
Beyond Apartments & Aparthotels
London, UK
Guesthouse Hotels (boutique hotels)
sites around the UK
Porto Montenegro (mixed-use real estate)
Tivat, Montenegro
Sani Resort (hospitality)
Thessaloniki, Greece
IKOS Resorts (hospitality)
7 resorts around Greece and Spain
Carnegie Mellon University Qatar (education)
Doha, Qatar
Singita Safari Lodges (hospitality)
Southern Africa
Alpine Start Development (residential)
Texas, USA
Bolton Group (FMCG conglomerate)
Milano, Italy
The HVN (medi-wellness)
London, UK
Al Wajba Palace (VIP residential complex)
Doha, Qatar
Hero Group (FMCG conglomerate)
Lenzburg, Switzerland
Fusion Group (student accommodation)
8 development projects around the UK
Black Mountain Partners (property fund)
London, UK
Las Terrazas Resort (hospitality)
Belize
Aleenta Resorts (hospitality)
Phuket, Thailand
Fritton Lake Hotel & Members Club
Norfolk, UK
ZEL / Melia (hotels & resorts)
Mallorca, Spain
BIOPHILIC DESIGN consultants
Biophilic design is a harmonious balance between nature, sustainability and wellbeing in real estate buildings and interiors. What is biophilia? It’s about bringing the outside world in to enhance the mental and physical health benefits of spending time in a building while minimizing its environmental impact.
The best examples of biophilic design not only look good, they integrate human wellbeing and environmental health, using nature as the glue to bind them together. This is one small but important tool in our wellness interior and healthy building toolkit.
healthy indoor environment
By using wellbeing design principles and evidence-based design we bring together the latest thinking in wellness lighting, enhanced indoor air quality, acoustics planning, healthy material choices and multi-sensory design to create interior spaces maximized for mental and physical wellbeing.
We also integrate thermal comfort (temperature), olfactory comfort (odors), and visual comfort (glare, visibility, distractions) in wellbeing interiors to enhance mental and physical wellbeing. Relevant certifications include WELL and RESET.
sustainable interior design consultants
From concept development and planning, construction, fit-out and operational phases, we help minimize the environmental impact of a building interior. To do this we consider its energy, water and waste efficiency; indoor air quality; materials selection; nature based biophilic design'; the supply chain and wellness features.
This work can be done by playing the role of external design consultants advising architects and interior designers, or by taking on the design task ourselves. We are extremely comfortable with both options.
HEALTHY BUILDING STRATEGY
A healthy building or wellness real estate strategy might incorporate HVAC ventilation rates and high-performance air filters; healthy interior materials; eco cleaning policies; healthy building signage, entryway systems, active travel facilities, active design interventions and dedicated spaces for physical exercise (such as fitness rooms) and mental rest (‘quiet rooms’ a.k.a. ‘respite rooms’).
A healthy building plan involves the developer or owner, Human Resources, interior designers, facilities management and, in some cases, engages tenants as well. Relevant certifications include WELL and FITWEL.
experts in healthy building standards
We are certified wellness real estate and healthy building experts, advising on the formal process of healthy building certification as Wellbeing Champions within a project team, or simply collaborating with developers and architect teams on integrating healthy design concepts without pursuing formal certification.
We work with BREEAM, RESET, WELL, FITWEL, Active Travel Score, Green Globe and Green Key, amongst others.
designing green healthy buildings like a good ancestor
In January 2024 Matt gave a TEDx talk in London on the connection between wellness, environmental awareness, architecture and cross-generational empathy.
creative, consulting and certification services
healthy offices, workplaces and coworking spaces
Our experience covers creative interior design and furniture procurement on smaller office projects, through to consulting for a developer or design team on healthy indoor environments for larger projects, and third party healthy building certification services such as RESET Air on indoor air quality, or Active Score on active travel facilities.
green healthy interior design consultant services
residential real estate, private homes & coliving developments
Our residential real estate services cover creative interior design for single-unit healthy homes through to advising on larger, multi-unit developments in collaboration with project architects, delivering healthy building and interior consulting services such as biophilic design, healthy fit-out materials, enhanced indoor air quality, deep sleep bedrooms, mental and physical fitness facilities, sound wellness, lighting strategies and more.
wellness designer
gyms, yoga studios, fitness studios & leisure spaces
We integrate sustainable design and healthy interior strategies to design and deliver health and wellness spaces that add value to the building occupant user experience while also securing the maximum number of building standard credits. Our expertise covers gyms, yoga rooms, fitness studios, quiet rooms for meditation, sleep pods and biohacking concepts for recovery, detox and longevity.
trend reports
biophilic design: part 1
Real estate developers, architecture studios, mixed-use developments and offices doing big things in biophilic design
biophilic design: part 2
Residential developments, restaurants, hotels and retail stores pushing the boundaries of biophilic design
longevity & recovery in spa design
Hotel spas, red light therapy, float tanks, cryotherapy, infrared saunas and ice baths
podcast
the wellness company building homes
Episode 079 with Dean Jarvis of Veda Homes, UK
AN ANCESTRAL PERSPECTIVE ON REAL ESTATE
Episode 078 with Matt Morley
sustainable wellness in aparthotels
Episode 077 with James Fry of Beyond Apartments
journal
articles on healthy buildings, biophilic design and wellness interiors
Contact us.
Registered office: 86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE, UK
Spanish office: Montoya, Carrer d’Avila 32, Barcelona 08005, ESPANA