How do we design buildings and places with wellness in mind? Do we need to reconsider residential design to reflect changing life priorities?

Andrew Mcmullan is a British architect whose fresh and optimistic approach to design has helped create renowned global projects that make a deep impact on places and people. In 2018, he founded Mcmullan Studio to evolve his positive vision of architecture. Based in London, Andrew leads his team to create beautiful, buildable projects for progressive clients who recognise the capacity of original design to transform people’s lives.

In this podcast:

• How do we define “wellness” and how can it be integrated into design?
• How are emerging wellness themes changing our expectations from how we interact with our buildings and built environment?
• How do you masterplan for a civic area where there are so many integral stakeholders?
• Can better quality affordable rural housing keep younger people in rural communities?
• How are expectations shifting towards generational housing and has the Covid-19 crisis accelerated these trends?

You can find out more about Andrew’s projects here:

• Masterplan for Innbruck’s Knowledge Quarter
• Regeneration plans for Skipton
• Plans for the M&G garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
• Designs for affordable rural homes for young people

Andrew’s recommended reading is Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Cartmull, a driving influence on Andrew’s though process when establishing his practice and ways of working.

His favourite building is Royal Festival Hall for the way in which it captured the spirit of the age at the time. His technology to watch out for is wearable devices and the ability to use the data which they collect to better adapt buildings to how we use them.