Sensory Environment Assessment
Comprehensive evaluation of physical spaces to identify sensory triggers, acoustic challenges, and light sensitivity, delivering practical design recommendations for soothing, adaptive environments.
Discover thoughtful environments tailored to sensory preferences, emotional regulation, and daily well-being. Highly Sensitive Design creates nurturing, sensory-aware spaces for neurodivergent children and adults. From personalized residential interiors to accessible community facilities, our multidisciplinary team collaborates with health professionals to design spaces where every individual feels supported, accepted, and empowered to thrive.

Comprehensive sensory-focused design services tailored to support neurodivergent individuals, families, and community Staples.
Comprehensive evaluation of physical spaces to identify sensory triggers, acoustic challenges, and light sensitivity, delivering practical design recommendations for soothing, adaptive environments.
Human-centered interior design addressing sensory, behavioral, functional, and aesthetic needs through intentional layout planning, soothing acoustics, tactile material selection, and personalized zoning.
Tiered consultation packages offering specialized guidance for architects, educators, and families on accessibility, sensory considerations, user transitions, and practical spatial optimization.
Environments designed solely around neurotypical norms often miss oppurtunity to address sensory overload and fatigue. We create spaces that celebrate individual differences by balancing sensory stimulation, fine-tuning acoustics, and providing wayfinding. Working alongside developmental and therapy professionals, our multidisciplinary practice ensures each room provides comfort, safety, and personal regulation for neurodivergent and highly sensitive people.

We combine architectural rigor with neuroinclusive lived experience to design nurturing, responsive physical spaces.
Informed by specialists in psychology, holistic medicine, toxicology, and special education.
Led by licensed architects providing professional spatial planning, code compliance, and execution.
Every detail addresses light, acoustics, textures, and spatial transitions for regulation.
Flexible design tiers adapted to specific project goals, timelines, and budgets.
Passionate designers creating sensory-aware environments for diverse human needs.

Founder & CEO
Shell Li is a licensed architect, educator, multidisciplinary designer, and founder & CEO of Highly Sensitive Design. She earned her B.A. in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Architecture from the University of Kentucky. Shell's academic career includes managing and teaching in the Syracuse University NYC Architecture Program, as well as serving as a guest architecture critic at Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute. As a neurodivergent parent following her son's autism diagnosis, Shell became a passionate advocate and innovator in neuroinclusive design. She now leads a multidisciplinary team dedicated to creating healthy, nurturing, sensory-aware environments for highly sensitive and neurodivergent individuals throughout the New York City area, combining architectural expertise with deep personal commitment to inclusive, human-centered design.
Creating inclusive spaces involves analyzing directional acoustic reverberation, lighting specification, spatial layout, tactile finishes, air quality and thermal comfort. Our design practice addresses the sensory, cognitive, and functional requirements of neurodivergent users. By offering dedicated zones for rest and focus, spaces help minimize overload, foster autonomy, and support emotional regulation across everyday routines.
Connect with our design team to discuss your project's unique sensory requirements.
Providing dedicated on-site sensory assessments and design consultations for regional clients.
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Excellence in design recognized by the most influential network of architects and design professionals.
Meeting national standards for licencsure , flexibility for reciprocity across all the 55 U.S.jurisdictions.
Share your sensory goals and spatial requirements with our multidisciplinary design team. We look forward to creating an environment that supports calm, regulation, and joy.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (917) 275-7996. You can also send us a quick email at hi@highlysensitive.design.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at (917) 275-7996. You can also send us a quick email at hi@highlysensitive.design.