Allaying current fears and planning for future outbreaks is a must for hotel operators. Design will be impacted, and enhanced housekeeping measures will not only need to be undertaken but clearly demonstrated to occupants.
Examining new initiatives to keep building occupants safe during and post COVID-19
As returning to the office causes trepidation for some workers, maintaining a safe work environment is paramount to both building managers and designers. This means initiatives meant to keep occupants safe must be both functional and visible.
Predicting the future of cities: How urban planning and city infrastructure changes may be influenced by COVID-19
Urban planners and architects are looking at what elements of city infrastructure may require permanent adjustments after COVID-19.
Commercial office interiors: What’s changing, and a look to the future
Commercial property managers, architects and interior designers are all looking at ways to keep occupants safe. Present concerns have to mix with an eye to the future: What will interior office design look like post-COVID?
Let’s take this outside: Adding outdoor work areas to the commercial office grows in popularity
Commercial buildings are having an evolution thrust upon them as COVID-19 makes the lure of the outdoors even more attractive to office occupants.
Rethinking public space design during a pandemic
Public space design is in need of a refresh in light of COVID-19. The areas we congregate in outdoor settings will need to be reworked to keep us safe, both now and with a view to what future needs may hold.