Architecture of Presence
Create spaces that support presence, care and connection
Live online · 26–27 October 2026 · 6–8PM CET
HOW DOES YOUR SPACE FEEL?
The light as you enter. The sound that carries through a room. The texture beneath your feet.
The distance between you and another person.
These details shape how we experience a place and how we experience ourselves within it.
Architecture of Presence brings architectural thinking and embodied practice together.
You will explore how your surroundings influence comfort, attention and connection, and learn to
make thoughtful changes to the spaces you live or work in.
We begin with YOU:
what helps you settle, what draws your attention, and what leaves you feeling overwhelmed or depleted.
From there, we explore how to create environments that support both you and the people you welcome.
WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR
For people who create spaces for care, movement, learning and everyday life:
• Therapists, osteopaths and any kind of bodyworkers
• Coaches, facilitators and retreat hosts
• Movement teachers and people working in wellness or sports studios
• Architects, interior designers and creatives working with space
• Anyone wanting to make their own surroundings more supportive
You do not need a professional background or a room of your own. You can apply this work to a home, shared studio, treatment room or temporary setting.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
• Notice how your body responds to different environments.
• Assess light, sound, materials, electromagnetic fields, furniture placement and sensory stimulation.
• Recognise what supports your comfort and attention and what asks too much of you.
• Consider how entrances, layout and the way you welcome people affect their arrival.
• Identify practical adjustments you can make in your current space.
• Create conditions that support your own presence while you work with others.
You will leave with a framework for assessing your environment and identifying where to begin.
What shifts →
Clients often settle faster. Sessions can deepen without force. Relational fields become clearer, more honest, more responsive. And you end your days with energy left.
YOUR GUIDES
Laura Wencker
Holistic architect and creative consultant with more than ten years in interior architecture at renowned Parisian firms. Her work translates interior design into lived, aligned experience, anchored in the psychology of space, building biology, and her own experience. She created online courses and books reaching more than a thousand people and organized over ten retreats.
Marie-Sophie Kiepe
Osteopath, embodiment educator and founder of the touch.®, with more than 19 years of clinical and bodywork experience. With a background in public health, she contributes to scientific publications and works with women’s health and embodied awareness. Influenced by Daoist and Tibetan philosophy, she brings these perspectives into the experience of space.
THE TWO EVENINGS
We will meet live online on Monday and Tuesday from 6–8PM CET
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Supporting the person creating the space
Explore how your environment affects your comfort, attention and capacity. Learn to recognise the conditions that help you feel grounded and present, particularly when your work involves supporting others.
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Layout, orientation and welcome
Consider the experience of entering a room. We explore entrances, furniture placement and spatial organisation, and how these can offer clarity, choice and a comfortable place to arrive.
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Light, sound, colour and materials
Develop your attention to the sensory qualities of a room. Explore how different elements work together, how preferences vary, and how to make choices that suit the people and activities your space holds.
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Boundaries, stimulation and practical adjustments
Identify sources of distraction, discomfort or overwhelm. Explore ways to work with noise, visual clutter and competing demands, and choose manageable changes that support your everyday use of the space.
HOW WE WILL WORK
Across the two evenings, we combine clear explanations, guided embodied exploration, practical examples and time for questions. You are invited to relate the material to the spaces you use and to bring your own questions. Our approach draws on architecture, environmental psychology, neuroarchitecture and clinical experience, bringing together research-informed perspectives and your direct experience of a place.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
✓ 4 live sessions across two evenings, with Q&A
✓ Full replay access for 3 months
✓ Downloadable practice guide
✓ Tools for lifelong practice
✓ Downloadable checklist to audit your space
Investment:
€480 · or two payments of €240
FAQ
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No. We introduce the ideas in accessible language and connect them to environments you know and use.
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No. You can work with a home, shared room, rented studio or temporary setting. The framework can also help you consider what matters when choosing a future space.
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You can begin with what is already there. Adjusting lighting, rearranging furniture or reducing visual clutter can be useful starting points.
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Yes. Recordings are included and available for three months.
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Yes. There will be time for questions and reflection. We offer guidance within the group format; the course does not include an individual architectural consultation.
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Yes. Learning to notice what supports you is central to the course, whether you are shaping a personal or professional environment.