2023
The report titled "The Healthy Home" delves into the crucial role that our living spaces play in supporting health and well-being throughout different stages of life. It emphasizes the idea that homes should not only serve as shelters but also as nurturing environments that foster care and connection. The report highlights the dual nature of homes—they can be sanctuaries of comfort or, conversely, places of isolation and risk, particularly when external factors like climate change come into play. As people globally seek to age in place, there is an urgent need for homes to evolve into hubs of health and wellness. The report suggests that our living environments must adapt to meet the diverse physical, social, and emotional needs of their residents. This transformation is not just a luxury but a necessity, given the increasing lifespan of individuals and the desire for them to maintain a sense of autonomy and connection within their communities. Through innovative case studies and expert insights, "The Healthy Home" outlines how future homes can be designed to protect and enable their inhabitants. It identifies three key aspects—protection, enablement, and connection—that should form the foundation of healthy living spaces. By reimagining how we design, furnish, and connect our homes, we can create environments that energize us, fulfill our needs, and foster a profound sense of belonging.
Health and wellbeing are guiding principles for how many of us want to live. Our new report explores how the home can play a more supportive role as a hub of care through life’s stages. Home is a place of many purposes. It’s where we rest and relax, and nourish ourselves and others. We play at home, learn, socialise and exercise.Many of us have a spiritual and emotional connection to the places we call home — they are sanctuaries of respite and safety, where we can pause and reconnect with ourselves.But our homes can also be isolating and lonely places. Some are unsafe and unsanitary, impacted by external forces such as climate events. Others are unyielding to their residents’ physical, social or emotional needs. Around the world, people are living longer and wishing to age in place. This means our homes must do more, transforming into hubs of health and well-being. The Healthy Home report considers how our homes can positively adapt and evolve to support us through the rhythms and flows of life. Through forward-thinking case studies and insights from leading experts we share how the future home can:ProtectEnableThese three aspects form the backbone of The Healthy Home report, unfolding how tomorrow’s dwellings can be designed, furnished, and connected in ways that allow us to feel energised, fulfilled, and have a sense of belonging.