The Happy Design Toolkit

Architecture for Better Mental Wellbeing

Ben Channon

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RIBA Publishing
01 March 2022

If you were to design a building that prioritises occupants’ happiness, what would it look like? How would the materials, form and layout support healthy ways of living and working?

Delving into the evidenced-based research on architecture and mental wellbeing, The Happy Design Toolkit helps you to create happier places. It explores how factors, such as lighting, comfort, control over our environments and access to nature, exercise and social interaction, can impact how we feel. Easy-to-understand tips include bringing nature into your developments with roof gardens and living facades and countering social isolation with communal areas that encourage chance interaction. Each of the featured architectural interventions includes an analysis of the wellbeing benefits as well as the potential limitations or associated challenges.

From sparking joy in individual homes and workplaces to encouraging healthier lifestyles through landscaping and urban design, this book demonstrates how wellbeing concepts can be integrated across a range of scales and typologies. Packed with inspiration and advice, The Happy Design Toolkit will breathe new life into your projects and help you create a happier and more inclusive built environment for everyone.

Features real-world examples including Marmalade Lane co-housing by Mole Architects, Francis Holland School by BDP, Maggie’s Centre Oldham by dRMM Architects, Kings Crescent Estate by Karakusevic Carson Architects and Happy Street by Yinka Ilori. Over 100 hand-drawn illustrations of design details and elevations. Essential reading for architects, interior designers, landscape architects and students.

By: Ben Channon
Imprint: RIBA Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 210mm,
ISBN: 9781859469866
ISBN 10: 1859469868
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 01 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements About the Author Introduction & How to use this book Chapter 1: Light, natural and artificial Chapter 2: Comfort and materials Chapter 3: Control and autonomy Chapter 4: Nature and biophilia Chapter 5: Aesthetics and legibility Chapter 6: Activity and exercise Chapter 7: Social interaction, community and sense of place Conclusion References Index Image Credits

Ben Channon is an architect specialising in designing healthy buildings. He is a Director at design-for-wellbeing consultancy Ekkist, a WELL Accredited Professional and co-founder of the Architects’ Mental Wellbeing Forum, which is focused on improving mental health within the industry. The author of Happy by Design: A Guide to Architecture and Wellbeing (2019, RIBA Publishing), Ben regularly speaks on this subject to businesses and universities around the world.