What to Plant on a Green Roof in Northern England and Scotland
# What to Plant on a Green Roof in Northern England and Scotland I’ve designed dozens of green roofs across Manchester, Glasgow, and Newcastle, and here’s what I’ve learned: choosing…
The Science Behind Why Biophilic Design Works and What the Research Actually Shows
# The Science Behind Why Biophilic Design Works and What the Research Actually Shows You know those moments when you walk into a space and immediately feel calmer? Maybe it’s…
Water Features for Indoor Spaces and What Works in a UK Climate
# Water Features for Indoor Spaces and What Works in a UK Climate I’ve been fascinated by water features in homes for years, but I’ll be honest: after researching the…
Biophilic Design for Renters and What You Can Do Without Permission
# Biophilic Design for Renters and What You Can Do Without Permission Most biophilic design advice assumes you own your space. Install a living wall, they say. Knock through to…
How to Add Biophilic Elements to a Garden Room or Outbuilding
# How to Add Biophilic Elements to a Garden Room or Outbuilding Garden rooms represent one of the best opportunities to create genuinely biophilic spaces. Unlike retrofitting a Victorian terrace…
Musee du Quai Branly Paris and the Living Wall That Started a Movement
# Musée du Quai Branly Paris and the Living Wall That Started a Movement I remember the first time I saw photos of the Quai Branly wall back in 2006.…
One Central Park Sydney and How Patrick Blanc Built the Worlds Most Famous Living Wall
I’ll be honest, when I first saw One Central Park rising from Sydney’s skyline in 2014, I thought someone had made a spectacular mistake. Here was this towering residential complex…
The Barbican Conservatory and Hidden Nature in Brutalist London
# The Barbican Conservatory: Finding Eden in London’s Concrete Jungle I remember the first time someone told me there was a tropical rainforest hidden inside the Barbican Centre. I was…
Bosco Verticale Milan and Why Vertical Forests Actually Work
# Bosco Verticale Milan and Why Vertical Forests Actually Work I’ll be honest, when I first saw photos of Milan’s Bosco Verticale back in 2014, I thought it was a…
Apple Park and the Obsessive Biophilic Vision Behind It
# Apple Park and the Obsessive Biophilic Vision Behind It I’ve walked through corporate campuses that felt like prisons dressed up with a few potted plants and motivational posters. Then…