Before the building, the body
Built for the body.breath.Nature.rest.growth.joy.wonder.
A design research lab for human health, biology and longevity. We design environments that help the nervous system regulate and restore, from a single room to habitats beyond Earth.
Film · Hands, stone, a wall built slowly · Studio Snoop
Why this matters · why now
Every room is talking to your nervous system. Almost none were designed to listen.
It decides how you sleep, heal, focus and age.
We are living through a health crisis our buildings were never designed for.
A century ago, tuberculosis and cholera changed how we built. Clean water. Daylight. Fresh air.
Today’s crisis is quieter. And it is everywhere.
- Loneliness · 871,000 deaths a year · WHO, 2025
- Overwork · 745,000 deaths from stroke and heart disease · WHO/ILO
- Burnout
- Sleep loss
- Always on
- Toxic materials
- Microplastics
- Too little movement
- Too little sunlight
- Too little Nature
We ask our buildings to do more than ever. Most are not equipped to.
We are preparing to live beyond Earth without fully knowing what our biology needs.
Technology changes every year. Biology hasn’t changed in hundreds of thousands of years. We design for the body first.
We know it’s possible.
We’ve watched a heart rate fall from 145 to 75 in a room designed for the body.
Others design how it looks. We start with biology, and measure what changed.
Start a collaboration →The lab.
Four ways in · research, breath, grown, machine
Spaces, built.
All spaces →
Collaborators, not suppliers.
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01Space & extreme environmentsSealed, isolated, far from Nature.
02DevelopersNervous System Design across many homes.
03Wellness & hospitalityPlaces people come to recover.
04ArchitectsYour client’s body is in the brief.
05SchoolsRooms for attention, and for coming down.
07Universities & labsOpen questions, shared.
06HomesBefore the floor plan, your household.
Concept · Studio SnoopThe Biological Brief
Every project begins with how its people sleep, recover and feel.
A private brief for each household or organisation, written before a single line is drawn. Briefs are under way now. They are never published.
Questions people ask us
In short.
What does Studio Snoop do?
Studio Snoop is a London design research lab, founded by Amanda Talbot, that designs buildings, interiors, objects and installations for human health. Using Nervous System Design™, we research how environments affect the nervous system, then take projects from research and brief through design, prototyping and build to completion.
Who is Amanda Talbot?
Amanda Talbot is a designer, researcher and author with two decades in hospitality, homes and wellness design. She is researching how the built environment supports nervous system regulation at the Royal College of Art, is the creator of Nervous System Design™ and of Tilly Talbot, a heart-centred AI designer, and the author of Rethink the way you live and Happy.
Do you design for neurodivergence, burnout, hormonal change, ageing and sleep?
Yes. The Biological Brief records how each person in a household sleeps, rests, moves and recovers, and turns it into the conditions a home must meet. It is especially for neurodivergent families, burnout recovery, hormonal change, healthy ageing and poor sleep.
Do you work on wellness, longevity and healthy-ageing projects?
Yes. We collaborate with retreats, spas, hotels, clinics and developers on spaces designed around the body's capacity to recover, so they support long-term health rather than short-term comfort.
Who do you collaborate with?
Architects and design teams, developers, wellness and hospitality operators, schools, homeowners, and research partners working on extreme and off-world environments, where people live sealed in and far from Nature.
Where are you based, and how do we start?
We are based in London and work internationally. Every collaboration begins with an introductory call, booked online through our calendar or by email to hello@studiosnoop.com.
Do you work with universities, research labs and artists?
Yes. We collaborate with universities, research groups, space and extreme-environment teams, museums and artists on open questions about how environments act on the nervous system: physiology, breath, light, grown materials and AI. We bring live prototypes, field evidence and the ability to build what we find.