DAN ASH DESIGN · RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE FOR LIVING WELL.

Thoughtful homes shaped around people, place, light and nature.

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01 — STONE COTTAGEResidential renovation · Completed

Illustrated neighbourhood study by Dan Ash Design

Philosophy

A home should quietly improve how life feels.

I’m interested in the relationship between the spaces we live in and the way we experience everyday life — from natural light and connection to nature, to privacy, calm and the small routines that make a house feel like home.

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SELECTED WORK

Contemporary cottage extension with garden connection

STONE COTTAGE

Residential extension · Completed

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BUNGALOW

Residential retrofit · Design development · In progress

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DESIGNING FOR RECOVERY

Research project · Wellbeing and architecture

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BEHIND THE DRAWINGS

Every project begins with questions — about people, place, light, landscape and how a space will actually be lived in.

Existing floor plans from the Bungalow study

Floor plans and sections from the Bungalow study

Environmental diagrams from Designing for Recovery

Perspective sketch from Living Well Together

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TEN PRINCIPLES

Ten principles guide the way I think about people, place and the everyday experience of architecture.

01 · WELLBEING

02 · NATURAL LIGHT

03 · NEURODIVERSITY

04 · CONNECTION TO NATURE

05 · REAL LIFE FIRST

06 · CALM & SIMPLICITY

07 · DESIGN FOR EVERYONE

08 · RESPECT WHAT EXISTS

09 · LONG TERM THINKING

10 · RESPOND TO PLACE

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JOURNAL

Thinking through architecture, place and wellbeing.

WHY DESIGN FOR MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING?

Why design for mental health and wellbeing? For me, the question begins with recognising that architecture is experienced long before it is consciously understood. We feel whether a room is calm or uncomfortable, whether a space gives us privacy or makes us feel exposed, whether we want to stay or move on.

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Illustration for Why Design for Mental Health and Wellbeing

ABOUT

I’m Dan, the designer behind Dan Ash Design.

I’m interested in residential architecture and in creating homes that respond carefully to the people who live in them, the places they occupy and the everyday experiences that happen within them.

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