العربيةThe most important architectural trends for 2021
2020 has changed the rules of the game for many industries.
The Covid-19 pandemic paved the ways in which the world would function,
defined some of the ideologies regarding how the world would continue into the future, and also shaped the architectural industry.
We will discuss some of the major trends of architecture that will likely rule in the coming days.
Multipurpose homes
The new trend is to have homes ready for multipurpose service.
During the lockdown, people realized that most modern homes were not built to accommodate a 24/7 family presence.
In the days of the prohibition, children played indoors and at the same time adults were working from home,
so this mixture created a complaint that the houses had become too unwieldy and overcrowded.
It was not about privacy but more about the system, and there was insufficient and upfront preparation for individual work or study.
It used to be common among residents that they were trying to work on the sofa as children intended to play,
and after facing these kinds of problems, the main task of the engineer now became to design everything differently,
so that everyone could do their work comfortably together.
The idea of open floor plans will be less popular in the coming days, and demand for separate home offices,
studies and games room will shrink for at least the next few years.
Adding a park or sports field
You cannot ignore the enjoyment of a public gathering in a public place,
and many countries have tended to increase the number of projects represented in smart cities,
but these projects have stopped with the beginning of the emergence and spread of the pandemic.
Designed to create connections between people, these spaces proved to be important for communities in the long run.
So with the spread of Covid-19, you may need a traditional park or sports field, build or renovate it if it already exists.
Changing the traditional office structure
We saw many workplaces closed last year due to the pandemic, offices were closed, but projects weren’t closed.
The idea of remote work has become popular all over the world, and our regular cubicle based desks are not hygienic anymore.
Many companies are keeping their employees away, so our traditional office structure will be changed in the coming days.
The necessity for personal offices in the office will disappear,
and we will generally need to adjust the previous spaces to accommodate smaller teams on site who will collaborate with more distant colleagues.
Many companies will redesign their offices and will only need a conference room with multiple large screens for presentations and meetings.
Simplicity is a general trend
Minimalism is finally back in town, and we’ve seen enough thick half-brick partitions and massive concrete frames.
The trend towards simplicity is emerging all over the world, it is a treatment for creative minds and if we look at current building styles,
we will see many architects suggesting only the basics of design, and it turns out that clients also like the ideas of minimalism that architects suggest.
Hygiene
Cleanliness is the new normal, architects strive to prioritize health through design and customers welcome that.
The pandemic has made people more aware of health risks,
and we have seen a lot of solutions but most of them were temporary as no one expected something like Covid-19 and thus,
demand for long-term solutions becomes commonplace.
The job of the construction is to incorporate more and more mitigation features like natural ventilation, sanitizing spaces, etc.
They also add antimicrobials, social distancing schemes, etc. as well.
In short, these ideas will shape the architecture industry in the coming days,
whether we like it or not, they will be implemented in order to improve people’s lives.
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