Architecture Office DROO designed four apartments atop a London warehouse building with flexible configurations to facilitate the changing working environments. As the world transitions to work-from-home situations and opt for home-schooling options for themselves and their children, there is a growing need for modular home setups, especially in limited urban spaces.
DROO's City Approach project involves designs that facilitate co-living, home-schooling, and working from home. The project adds two floors to an existing Edwardian warehouse building. The apartments offer two-and three-bedroom units designed to be adaptable and suit a range of different living situations. DROO explained that "due to the increasingly pervasive nature of technology, there is a major shift in many households towards hybrid work arrangements," which the architecture office aims to accommodate.
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Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Work-from-home Apartments
- Designing apartments that are adaptable and modular to suit work-from-home and home-schooling needs.
- Flexible Living Configurations
- Creating adaptable and flexible living spaces that can accommodate a range of different work and learning situations.
- Co-living and Co-working Spaces
- Facilitating the trend towards hybrid work arrangements by offering co-living and co-working spaces in urban areas.
Where This Applies
- Architecture and Design
- Opportunities for architects and designers to create innovative and adaptable home and work space designs.
- Real Estate Development
- Developing urban properties that offer adaptable living and working solutions for an increasingly hybrid workforce.
- Technology
- Opportunities for technology solutions that enhance work and learning from home experiences in limited urban spaces.
