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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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