Early in the pandemic, as homes began to serve as headquarters for work and school, and families spent more time together than perhaps ever before, design professionals, psychologists, and anyone who’d had at least one Zoom mishap (which is all of us) wondered if the much-beloved open floor plan was officially over. Already, the market had seen a shift toward formality, with the reemergence of separate dining rooms and foyers. But as COVID-19 transformed the home into the official hub of just about everything, outlets for privacy and retreat within that space became essential.
But the presumed death of the open floor plan may not be quite so accurate. For one thing, the needs that gave way to their rise have not gone away. “The open floor plan was a response to prewar closed floor plans, and its many advantages still remain,” says Elisa Orlanski Ours, chief planning and design officer for Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group. “Namely, improving traffic flow, increasing access to shared light, and allowing for multifunctionality and versatility.”
It remains the best way to maximize square footage, especially in urban areas, adds Ricardo Rodriguez, a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker in Boston. “For many city homes, an open floor plan is the only option,” he says. “But even for those who have the luxury of a lot of space, the open plan remains desirable. Pandemic or not, the idea of congregating as a group at home isn’t going to go away. It’s how we want to cook, watch TV, and hang out, and post-pandemic, many of us will want to do all that even more.”
What’s changed as a result of living through a pandemic, however, is the demands we put on our spaces, which now need to be far more flexible. Based on what he’s hearing from clients, Rodriguez has begun to work with developers and architects to incorporate “amenity rooms” or “plus rooms” into new construction projects. These rooms recognize the desires of homeowners for extra space for designated activities, whether that’s working, exercising, attending Zoom school, or some combination. “Real estate post-COVID is all about flex space,” Rodriguez says.
Orlanski Ours has seen an emphasis on home offices as a new building standard, pointing to 25 Park Row, a Corcoran Sunshine condo development in Lower Manhattan, as one example. She’s also seeing an increase in buyers purchasing homes with one more bedroom than they might have previously thought they needed. “They’re building in this flex space for themselves,” she says.
New York development 25 Park Row prioritizes dedicated home offices along with interconnected living spaces.
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