An experience in real estate
Mathilde Morel’s career in real estate gave her first-hand experience of living spaces and of what their occupants need.
Founder of Archi Mind
Mathilde Morel
A design and teaching practice devoted to the relationships between people, their uses and spaces.
How she works
Teaching and supporting without confusing the roles
Archi Mind connects a training activity to services focused on thinking about spaces. The trainings pass on knowledge and methods; the services respond to a defined place and request.
This approach confers no title of architect, psychologist or healthcare professional. It does not replace the studies, diagnoses and regulated missions a project requires.
Her background
From the relationship to places to the creation of Archi Mind
A design practice
Mathilde Morel then trained in interior decoration and approaches devoted to perception, colours and the relationship to the home.
The creation of Archi Mind
Archi Mind today brings together two distinct activities: teaching through trainings, and supporting questions related to spaces.
Method
Starting from context and making limits explicit
- Listen to the request and the uses before proposing anything
- Observe the concrete components of the place and the information available
- Distinguish scientific knowledge, interpretations and individual preferences
- Define the scope and limits before any commitment
- Work with regulated professionals whenever the project requires it
Working values
A clear and responsible approach
Clarity
Explain what is established, what depends on context, and what requires further validation.
Attention to people
Consider the uses, preferences and sensitivities expressed, without making a diagnosis.
Teaching
Make concepts understandable and usable in keeping with the teaching programme.
Responsibility
Not conflating space support with health, clinical psychology and regulated professions.
Audiences
From professionals in training to holders of space projects
The trainings are aimed in particular at home and design professionals and at people whose project matches the path’s conditions.
The services concern individuals, professionals, companies, local authorities and institutions when the need falls within Archi Mind’s field of intervention.