# Biological Brief

> The Biological Brief is a design brief for a new or renovated family home, created by Studio Snoop (London). It records how each person in a household sleeps, rests, moves and recovers, and translates that into the conditions an architect needs to design for. Biology sets the conditions; the architect keeps the authorship.

## What it is
- A private brief for one household and its design team, delivered as a living online document seen only by the family and their architects.
- Built on Nervous System Design™, Studio Snoop's approach to architecture that helps the body regulate and restore.
- Created by Amanda Talbot, founder of Studio Snoop, London: designer, strategist and author with around two decades in luxury hospitality and wellness design, and an MArch candidate at the Royal College of Art researching how the built environment supports nervous system regulation.

## How it works
1. Everyone in the household answers privately, adults and children, in their own words.
2. Studio Snoop reads the answers through the nervous system, hormones and the body clock.
3. The design team receives the conditions the house has to deliver, and the reasons for each.

## What a household receives
- The day, room by room: where each person needs to be from waking to sleep.
- Where needs clash: moments when one person's calm is another's noise, and how the house resolves them.
- The non-negotiables: what the design must deliver, agreed with the family.
- Spatial strategies: drawn ideas for the architect, each tested against the biology.

## Who it is for
- Families planning a new build or major renovation who want the home to support rest, recovery and calm for every member.
- Architects and design teams who want a client brief grounded in how the occupants actually live.

## What it is not
- It is not a medical assessment and does not diagnose anyone.
- It does not dictate style, form or materials; those remain the architect's decisions.
- Each brief is private. Family information is never published.

## Contact
- Enquiries: Studio Snoop, https://studiosnoop.com
- Website: https://biologicalbrief.com