How design is changing because of COVID-19

 How design is changing because of COVID-19 

https://www.gensler.com/research-insight/blog/will-the-work-from-home-trend-impact-residential-design 


In this article, it demonstrates how COVID-19 has forced many people out of the office and into a work from home situation, and they have had to adapt. In 2008, Gensler’s research established a structure for understanding work through the lens of four modes: focus, collaborate, learn, and socialize. They discovered that workplaces that joined spaces to support all four of the work modes saw higher levels of employee engagement. Designers and developers of residential projects will need to consider how the four work modes can be integrated in these new settings. Check out the article to see in dept solutions and how they address these four modes (focus, collaborate, learn, and socialize) in residential settings. 

  

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