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A Trend Change in Buildin The Future of Building Design By Dinesh D. Shah
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have all witnessed changes in trends for various things such as apparel, fashion, food, music, and culture. Likewise, there has also been a change in building design trend in the last several years. In general, these trend changes occur due to the “5M” factors, such as Material (shortage), Manpower (labor shortage), Market (supply and demand), Money (financing and interest rates), and Mis-Manageable causes (hurricane, earthquake or COVID Pandemic). These challenges and changes are fascinating innovative product technology, which has allowed the development of new styles in building design. The design change occurs due to the change in people’s lives with their requirements, comforts, convenience, cost of maintenance and utilities, healthy living, and lately, the functional concept of the “working from home office” (WHO) mainly due to the covid pandemic. Let us take a closer look at the change in today’s building design trends… The concept of WHO is the latest general design trend that developed in 2020 and has picked up steam and remained strong in 2022. This new hybrid lifestyle means that various interior and exterior spaces are being adapted to accommodate different needs and activities. For example, a guest bedroom or living room with a built-in library can be used as an office. (Refer Conceptual Photo – Working from Home Office)
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Working from home office - New trend in building design after Covid Pandemic
