Interesting times . . .

We live in interesting times, as that supposedly Chinese curse says; but actually we do and what role will your new home play? How the first pandemic to hit the human race in 100 years, during which time technology and society changed beyond all recognition, is going to be studied in centuries to come; changes in lifestyle, culture, architecture, behaviour and much more as humans do what they have always done - adapt to circumstances. Is the home you are designing right now going to be labelled ‘early 21st century, post pandemic school’ by architecture students 250 years from now? Has working from home while the children slowly turn feral made you realise the house needs more rooms, bathrooms, a garden room, loft above the garage, a bigger garden? The change has already begun, with ‘broken plan’, not open plan, the new buzz words in kitchen design. Yesterday’s one big space can be turned into smaller zones for multiple needs like work, conference calls or schooling. The best thing about a self-build is that it gives you more house for your money and the one thing we all agree on after being locked down is the more space the better. So enjoy yourselves planning for the future and remember . . . history is watching.

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