Mindful design

Abstract

Mindful aims to create a more holistic healing environment for members of the community to seek treatment for anxiety, depression, and PTSD. The design of the space is centered around the implementations of Neural Architecture principles that consist of proven design decisions that have been shown to improve mood and mental health. The building strives to have as much natural light as possible. By creating a more welcoming space we can begin to reduce the stigma against seeking mental health care. Although health centers have improved in recent years, there is still some work to be done. In the past the mental health care facilities have been secluded and thrown to the wayside, which in turn has created a stigma for going to these types of facilities, a sigma that can be changed by reinvigorating the importance of these buildings and focusing on creating more holistic healing environment within them.