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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you might want to know before you talk to Lucy.

It's pronounced . (And yes, it means homes with empathy).

Click "Talk to Lucy" anywhere on the site and just start chatting. Tell her about your space and what's bothering you, like trouble sleeping, low focus, a restless child, or a room that never feels right. She'll ask follow-up questions, get the picture, and give you personalized, research-backed guidance. No design vocabulary needed.

Yes. When a change to your space would help, Lucy can generate spatial visualizations like floor plans and before/after layouts, so you can see the idea before you move anything. Think layout and arrangement ideas rather than photorealistic interior renders.

Yes. You can attach photos of your room, a PDF, or a floor plan right in the chat, and Lucy will look at your actual space before advising. It lets her be specific to your room instead of generic.

Lucy is a specialist, not a general chatbot. Her answers come from 250+ academic papers and a decade of architectural psychology from our founder Nikita, organized into a knowledge base, not the open internet. She focuses on how your space shapes your sleep, focus, mood, and health, and tailors it to your room, your budget, and your life. A general AI hands you design tips. Lucy hands you spatial reasons and fixes.

Yes, that's the point. A lot of her suggestions are small and low-cost: rearranging furniture, changing a light, adding plants, moving where your desk faces. You don't need a renovation or a big budget. Many are things you can do this weekend.

That's most of our users. Lucy works within your constraints: no drilling, no paint, deposit-safe. As we like to say, you can't knock down walls, but you can move the couch. Most of the wins are fully reversible.

Just tell her. She's a conversation, not a contract. Say what felt off and she'll rethink it with your feedback. There's no obligation, no commitment, and it's free to keep iterating until something clicks.

Whoever works for you. Lucy gives you the plan, what to change and why. From there you can do it yourself, hand it to your own contractor, or work with our design team.

The easiest way is our Open House: a free 1-on-1 with Nikita, our architect. You can also email us at ns@zuiora.com and we'll point you to the right next step.

Yes. Chatting with Lucy is completely free. Just start a conversation.

You can start chatting straight away. An account lets Lucy remember your space and your preferences over time, so you don't have to repeat yourself each visit.

Your chats are saved so Lucy can remember your space and your preferences over time. You can read the full details in our Privacy Policy.

Zuiora is an AI-powered wellbeing interior design platform. We help you shape living spaces that support your mood, focus, sleep, and health. Think mindful spatial design for wellbeing, not just another design tool.

Lucy is our AI design consultant. Chat with her about your space, your routine, and what's bothering you, and she'll give personalized guidance grounded in 250+ academic papers. She's warm, never pushy, and remembers you over time. She's a thinking partner, not a decorator.

Lucy is an AI. The expertise behind her is very real: a decade of architectural psychology from our founder and architect Nikita Sheth, mapped into a knowledge graph that Lucy draws on. She delivers it conversationally, any time. If you'd rather talk to the human architect directly, that's what our Open House sessions are for.

The kind people rarely blame their home for. Trouble sleeping. Trouble focusing while working from home. A child who's always overstimulated. A living room that never feels inviting enough to host in. These show up as life problems first. The solutions are very often spatial.

Yes. 250+ academic papers, synthesized into 100+ wiki pages across 12 wellbeing categories, like sensory design, neuroinclusive spaces, biophilic design, sleep environments, and workspace ergonomics. This is real research on how spaces shape people, not scraped blog content.

Design done only for aesthetics tends to lose its shine. We design for how a space affects the people living in it: light flicker, layout, sensory load, circadian rhythm. The goal isn't a prettier room for photos. It's a room that helps you sleep, focus, and feel settled.

Nikita Sheth, architect with 10 years in architectural psychology, and Pras Devadoss, co-founder and tech lead. Two people who believe your home should take care of you for a change.

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