Featured on The Telegraph
19 January 2021
How to turn your home into a haven of health
By Jessica Salter, The Telegraph
... Just as the health of our bodies and minds has become increasingly important, so, too, is the health of our homes. “Most of us are very conscious when it comes to nutrition and fitness,” Pati Santos, the Riba-qualified architect, says. “We try eating healthily, exercising and even meditating, but have we thought about the impact that the built environment has on our physical and mental health?”
As founder of The Good Thing (thegoodthing.co.uk), an architecture and interior design practice dedicated to “wellbeing” design – an increasingly popular concept – it is something Santos considers with every project. And she thinks that as we are increasingly spending more time in our homes, that we should, too. “It seems obvious to me that we should aim for our homes to be environments that enhance our wellbeing, or at least to not be harmful for us,” she says.
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