The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how interior spaces are designed. Architects are reimagining densely packed public spaces and homes to accommodate new needs like remote work and schooling. Interior designs are focusing on including separate workspaces, connections to nature, and flexible dividers to define spaces for different activities within the home. Outdoor areas are also being designed and used more for entertainment since other venues are difficult to access during the pandemic.

1. The new interior design:
changes after pandemic
Ar.M.Tariq
Lecture for Batch 2017

6. • The Covid-19 pandemic has changed everything.
• The very ways in which we live, work, learn, and even play
have transformed dramatically during the days of the crisis. In many
ways, the changes are here to stay.
• These changes can be felt in every domain, from agriculture to
pharmaceuticals, apparel to aviation, travel to technology,
automobiles to architecture.

7. • Architecture, has always been a way of designing and building how
we optimize and interact with the spaces around us; how we inhabit
the world.

8. • reimagining densely-packed public spaces (like high-rise apartments,
commercial complexes, schools, hospitals, airports, railways etc.
• taking a look closer at home (for instance, how to deal with
optimising living spaces to accommodate work/study as well)

9. • Imagine the pre-pandemic world. For many working professionals—
the “home” was usually really lived in only during the weekends or
on holidays.

10. • With school transitioning to Zoom as well, having multiple designated
workspaces at home is becoming essential to reduce distraction.

11. Biophilic Design
• A stronger connection to nature during this time has become
essential, especially for city dwellers.

13. Creative Partitions
• With most of our daily lives confined to the home, the importance of
having separate spaces for different activities has tempered the rise
of totally open floor plans.
• screen walls and other dividers will help define spaces for flexible use.

15. In schools

16. Multiuse Bonus Rooms
• Homeowners are taking advantage of underutilized basements,
bedrooms, and garages, recasting them as bonus spaces for working
out, watching movies, and other activities that keep the family
entertained during a pandemic.

18. Outdoor Entertainment Areas
• With restaurants, bars, and other venues are difficult to find—our
homes and backyards have become community hubs for loved ones
to hang out at a responsible social distance.

20. Office design
• The future of office design will include flexible arrangements that
enable both short term reconfiguration, as well as long-term
reorganization as phases of COVID-19 shift.