At Blix Architecture we work with our clients to create world leading wellbeing projects with a scientific approach.
Who We Are
Blix Architecture was founded by Georgina Blix.
This studio focuses on how we understand, design for, and measure wellbeing with a particular focus on urban design, education, and architecture.
Design for wellbeing is a key focus for state and federal government, policy makers, and designers. Design has the ability to offer solutions to some of society's most complex challenges. Our practice offers a research and data informed approach to:
Design for diversity and inclusion
Design for women and gender diverse people’s safety
Neurodiversity
Inter-generational Design
Trauma informed design
Design for connection and reduced loneliness
Community wellbeing frameworks
Design for flow, joy, health and meaning
What is Wellbeing?
At blix we define wellbeing as a framework made of elements which together help people and communities to flourish. We use the PERMA(H) model (by M.Seligman), an acronym that explains each of these elements.
Its about the qualities of our lives that have meaning and how we connect with our community.
As creators of the built environment it is about how we connect people, place and culture through the built form. For some projects it is a lens to assess the project outcomes. For others we have specific wellbeing challenges to address through design.
We work with the latest research and are helping to create new research too. We want to know how architecture and urban design can include all of the PERMA(H) elements and tackle other wellbeing challenges like loneliness, creating a sense of choice and autonomy for residents, and how to create connection to place and community.
Great design + wellbeing = impact.
Some of our big challenges:
How can we design to reduce loneliness?
How can we connect people with a sense of meaning and community through architecture?
How can we design a new part of the city with all elements of wellbeing?
How can we measure the wellbeing impact of our work? (We think it could be possible.)
Upcoming Events
Edutech 2026
Past Events
Learning Environments Australasia Regional Day Out - November 2025, Keynote speaker
AIS School Master planning 1 Day Conference Organiser
Local Government Conference - August 2025, Panel Member
Committee for Sydney research launch for the Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship. Panel discussion with The Hon Rose Jackson MLC (Minister for Homelessness, Housing and Mental Health), Jennifer Black (NSW Mental Health Commissioner) and Sophie Pickett-Heaps (Stockland). July 2025
AIS NSW - 2025 - Planning School Construction Projects Seminar
AIS NSW - 2024 - Tomorrow’s Environment for Learning Guest Speaker
Talking Spaces 11 - 2024 - Wellbeing, Space, Learning Speaker, Melbourne - Learning Environments Applied Research Network (LEaRN)
Edutech 2023 - Design for Wellbeing in School Masterplans
EduTech 2023 - Wellbeing in school architecture discussion panel
TRANSFORM 2023 - Conference Discussion Panel - Green Building Council Australia
EduTECH 2022 - Conference Melbourne - Speaker
Building Better Education 2022 and Beyond Conference - Keynote Speaker
Positive Education Schools Association (PESA) Conference 2021 - Speaker “Designing and Masterplanning Schools for Wellbeing”
Services
Feasibility
Urban Design
Architecture
Education Sector master planning and design
Master planning
Residential Apartment Design
Senior’s Housing and Affordable Housing
Wellbeing Design Frameworks and Wellbeing Design Briefs
Client and project consultancy
Community and client stakeholder consultation
University Research and teaching - Design for Wellbeing
Strengths and Values
We are passionate about good design, making an impact and where possible measuring the outcomes. At Blix Architecture we are creative, curious and optimistic. We have a passion for learning more and developing strong relationships with our project partners.
Available on Request.
Anne Johnson - Principal, Ravenswood School for Girls
Graeme Philpott - CEO, Stewart House
Professional Referees
Selected Projects
2024 UNSW Open Space Masterplan with lead Place Design Group for how open space impacts wellbeing for staff and students - Randwick, NSW, AU
2024 Purple Flag research with JOC improving perceptions of safety for women and gender diverse people in Sydney CBD and Parramatta - NSW, AU
2023 Ravenswood School for Girls TAS Classroom and cut through - Gordon, NSW, AU
2023 St Mary’s Community Hub Functional Brief and Feasibility Testing with CRED - St Marys, NSW, AU
2023 Vasey - Affordable housing testing for over 65yrs with Calderflower, NSW, AU
2023 Her Way: Safer Cities with CRED for Fairfield Council - Canley Vale, NSW, AU
2022 Cumberland Local Centres Strategy with lead consultant Place Design Group, Cumberland, NSW, AU
2021 Ravenswood School for Girls Masterplan - Gordon, NSW, AU
2021 Stewart House, $65m, Functional Brief - Curl Curl, NSW, AU
2021 Nine by Mirvac, Willoughby - Mixed-Use Residential - 445 apartments, $200m - Willoughby, NSW, AU, (CHROFI)
2019 Harbord Diggers Club Redevelopment - 96 apartments $135m - Freshwater, NSW, AU, (CHROFI)
2019 Former Channel Nine site Masterplan - LEPC9 Multi residential masterplan and DA - Willoughby, NSW, AU, (CHROFI)
2018 Gosford Urban Design Implementation Framework, Gosford, NSW, AU, (CHROFI)