When I moved into my current house two years ago, I had a problem that’ll sound familiar to any remote worker – my designated office space was in the interior…
You know that feeling when you walk into a space with lots of plants and natural light and immediately feel more relaxed? I used to think that was just psychological,…
Okay, so I’ve been down a major rabbit hole lately about biophilic design – you know, that thing where people strategically put plants and natural stuff in buildings? And I…
# How African Design Elements Changed My Understanding of Healthy Spaces I never expected to fall down a rabbit hole about African design patterns, but here I am, three months…
I’ll be honest – when I first heard about formal certification programs for biophilic design a few years back, my initial reaction was skeptical. Here I was, a retired engineer…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about something that struck me during a recent doctor’s appointment. The waiting room was one of those typical medical office spaces – fluorescent lights…
I’ll be honest – before I started optimizing my home office, I thought architecture was just about making buildings look nice. Then I read some research about how physical environments…
When I started optimizing my home office for productivity a few years back, I was mainly focused on personal metrics – focus time, task completion rates, mental fatigue levels. What…
When I sit in my greenhouse these days, watching my wife tend to her winter herbs and listening to the small fountain I installed last year, it strikes me how…
When I first started optimizing my home office setup, I’ll admit I was focused on the obvious stuff – ergonomic chair, fast internet, decent monitor. Natural light wasn’t even on…