How The Pandemic Has Put Flexibility Front And Center In Home Design
This summer as it became clear many students would be spending some (if not all) time learning remotely from home this year
– while many parents continue to work remotely from home – we asked our Taylor Johnson clients what the short- and long-term impact would be on home design. The consensus: flexibility is key to making homes more functional and comfortable for the new challenges of family life in the COVID-19 era. We pitched the topic to the Washington Post, and in the resulting article, Morgante Wilson Architects discussed the importance of creating adaptable spaces that can serve multiple functions, while KTGY Architecture + Planning weighed in on incremental design changes that address specific challenges of current times while anticipating needs in the future. Read the full feature here.
Morgante Wilson Architects says with multiple family members working and learning remotely, many households need multiple work and study areas – such as this homework station incorporated in a family/play room.