LĀM

An evolving exploration of how we live, create and connect.

We thought LĀM was going to be about wellness.

Then the questions got bigger.

How do we want to live?
And what makes a life feel well lived?

LĀM explores the spaces, rituals, relationships, culture and choices that shape a life — sharing ideas, questions and experiences that might help you see your own a little differently.

LĀM CONCEPTS - Ideas for how we might live. LĀM explores people, place, culture, ritual, creativity and everyday life—questioning wellness less as an industry or amenity, and more as how we actually live. By Ben + Anissa.

“At its core, wellness real estate asks a simple question: How can a space help a person thrive? Not just in the moment, but over the long term, physically, mentally, and socially”

— LĀM CONCEPTS

FOUNDERS

Two perspectives. One shared curiosity.

We’re Ben and Anissa — husband and wife, architects, designers, collaborators and perpetual students of how people live.

After more than two decades creating places together, our curiosity has expanded beyond design into the ideas, rituals, relationships and choices that shape a life.

Ben tends to question why — systems, business, design, hospitality and the assumptions that shape how we live.

Anissa is drawn beneath the surface — nature, ritual, beauty, atmosphere, intuition and the inner life.

LĀM is where those perspectives meet, collide and evolve.

BENEATH THE SURFACE

By Anissa Mendil

For those who feel there is more to explore beneath the surface. A personal journal for intentional living through ancient wisdom, beauty, and nature.

Recent Posts & Notes

Deep thinking from LĀM , Anissa and Ben

Wellness Real Estate in 2026: by LĀM Concepts

Designing Spaces That Care for the Whole Human

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DESIGNED TO EVOLVE

By Ben Meyer

Architect, designer, and human-in-progress exploring how we build lives with intention, from space to soul, mindset to business. Honest reflections on growth, creativity, and the work behind becoming who we're meant to be.

Stripping Back the Layers at Esalen by Ben Meyer

Small Moments, Many Times

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Everything begins with the mind by Ben Meyer

We’re investing heavily in external wellness, but overlooking the one thing that shapes the outcome.

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