One Blue World

Water. People. Places.

Blue health and regenerative placemaking. Designing with water, so people and nature thrive.

We reconnect people with water, nature and each other.

Blue health is the proven link between water and wellbeing. We put it at the heart of how places are designed, restoring ecosystems, strengthening local economies and improving lives.

Healthy people. Healthy planet.

The Blueprint™

Swimming, set within the wetland.

Placemaking

Places that make people well.

Blue Health

The science of water and wellbeing.

Out now

Do Blue

Water, waves and wellbeing.

Why water?

When we design with water, we design for life.

Water connects everything. It builds resilience, supports mental and physical health and shapes thriving places.

Health

Water for recreation, reflection and recovery, every day.

Nature

Wetlands and wild places integrated, never decorative.

Community

Places where people feel connected, not isolated.

Build the future differently.

Got a site, a scheme or an idea? Tell us a little about it and we'll be in touch.

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How it fits together

One organisation. One brand. One Blueprint™.

THE ORGANISATION

One Blue World

The company behind it all, led by Directors Nick Hounsfield and Abby Richardson.

THE BRAND

The Blue

The name for our developments: wetland swimming spaces in towns and cities.

THE DEVELOPMENT MODEL

The Blueprint™

The modular system we are designing so every site under The Blue can be built the same way.