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About us
OUR MISSION
Healing Places is a spatial design studio based in Rotterdam that investigates innovative solutions to improve physical and mental health in cities.
WHAT WE DO
We research, design and we connect. are developing a systemic approach that combines design methods with medical science and user’s experiences to create interactive and therapeutic spaces in cities. We are developing design tools that integrate medical sciences and the diversity of users's experiences to create healthier living environments.
HEALING PLACES LAB #1
Started in 2017, this first lab is a multiyear research program initiated by Healing Places to bring together experts, citizens and decisions in order to better understand the impact of urban spaces on mental health and explore creative approaches to spatial design.
THE TEAM
Inès Péborde
Urban Designer | Founder
Monica Velasco Bacarreza
Architect | Design Thinking
Sanne van Dijken
Urban Planning | Trainee
Siphilele Magagula
Interior Designer | Editor
Ebami Tom
Architect
Julie Gresser
Designer | Trainee
Sofia Pereira Rodrigues
Architect
Nai-Dan Chang
Designer
Elizabeth Pysarenko
Art & Society | Trainee
Video credit: Anna Pelgrim, Ines Peborde
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