Design of Healthy Spaces: Wellness and Comfort
Materiality
A course by Ana García López , Architect and Interior Designer
About the video: Materiality
Overview
“We have seen that the materiality of the envelope of the spaces we inhabit directly affects our level of well-being. In this lesson we will see two valid ways to approach the choice of materials without losing sight of the care of the environment and users.”
In this video lesson Ana García López addresses the topic: Materiality, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design of Healthy Spaces: Wellness and Comfort. Learn how to improve the quality of life a new space provides for its inhabitants through simplicity, coherence, and environmental responsibility.
Partial transcription of the video
“Materiality In this course, when talking about materiality we refer especially to the envelope and furniture, because they affect our well-being more. In the case of the farmhouse, as we saw before, it was the preexistence of the building the one that inspired us to choose the materials. We were lucky to discover a warehouse in which pieces from demolition were kept or other parts of the construction of the great farmhouse, so we decided to reuse all these elements that we could and we combine them with the pieces that we restore from the building of the rural house. Also, since it is mostl...”
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Course summary for: Design of Healthy Spaces: Wellness and Comfort
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Architecture & Spaces -
Areas
Interior Architecture, Interior Decoration, Interior Design, Spatial Design
Ana García López
A course by Ana García López
Ana García is the director of NeuronaLab, architecture studio and healthy space consultancy. After cofounding Nook Architects, where she has also managed projects for over ten years, as well as creating the Zamness coworking spaces, she is beginning a new professional chapter in which her projects will be based on neuroarchitecture and bioconstruction.
Ana is a Barcelona-born architect who specializes in designing spaces built for both living and working. She adapts each of her projects to the characteristics of the space in question, reassessing their role according to the needs of the inhabitants to achieve healthy spaces centered around well-being and comfort. Her work goes hand in hand with teaching and she currently directs a Master's in interior urban spaces at the LCI Barcelona.
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