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Stand MaSIM_Anz-2019_Tectus-Motiv1+Messe100Pro_UK_halb_92,5x262+3_RZ.indd 1 27.05.19 12:Inspired by a series of talks on evidence-based design for Wellbeing,
Wellbeing in Interiors by Elina Grigoriou, is the result of over a
decade of research, funnelled into a book that is both a philosophical
guide and a practical reference for interior designers, architects
and sustainability specialists. Design and Sustainability Director of
Grigoriou Interiors, Elina Grigoriou has delved into the intrinsic value
of what wellbeing actually is, how it comes to be, and how it can be
influenced and perpetuated by designers. Filling a gap in the current
specialist book market, ‘wellbeing’ as a concept is deconstructed to
enable interior designers and project teams to better understand, and
therefore deliver wellbeing to their clients, and implement specific
decisions about sustainable design and materials on a day-to-day
basis. Each section of the book ends by placing each issue into
context, exploring how it is a part of sustainable design.Designing
with the end user in mind has resurfaced in architectural digest
to become a foremost consideration, with standards such as The
Well Standard coming increasingly into discussion and becoming
an objective for developers. Buildings should not only be functional
but aim to be ‘healthier’; sustainable places of wellbeing, with fewer
stress factors. However, as Edward Dixon, Sustainability Insights
Director at Landsec, has noted: “A deep understanding of the user...
cannot be achieved through simply adhering to the myriad standards
and benchmarks concerning wellbeing in the built environment...
Wellbeing in Interiors recognises the need for a deep understanding,
drawing from anthropology, philosophy and behavioural science
to explain the why, how and what of design for human wellbeing.”
Elina explains: “In a work space, for example, when thought fluidity
is diminished wellbeing is impacted as our stress level increases.
Temperature, noise level and colour, factors that are able to
influence our stress levels, should be three big considerations. We as
designers should be always asking ourselves: What does the interior
need to do? What is my objective to create? Do these things match
up?” From July 2019 Wellbeing in Interiors will be available to buy
from RIBA Bookshops and online.
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