Advanced Sustainable Technologies and New Interior Design Approaches in Workspaces Post COVID-19

  • Riham Mohsen Mohamed, May A. Malek Ali

Abstract

The World Health Organization has officially announced the outbreak of COVID-19 as a worldwide pandemic in March 2020.A detailed set of guidance documents addressing various issues relating to the management of the outbreak of COVID-19 prevention was published by the WHO, which had a direct reflection on workspaces.Hence the work environment in which the person works in affects his performance, productivity, social relations, health and wellbeing. The aim of this paper is to highlight how COVID 19 reshaped our built environment, and the interior designers’ role in understanding the current situation of Corona virus pandemic in order to address the people’s needs and raise their awareness. The researchers also discussed different ways for maintaining social distances in interior spaces while keeping the aesthetic values and users’ psychological needs into consideration, as well as addressing varies technological approaches using smart and antibacterial materials, fabrics and finishes. The authors used systematic review and literature analysis to develop an experimental conceptual adaptive and modular design proposals to healthier workspaces. Finally, the paper highlighted the impact of new sustainable technologies on design concepts and reshaping interior spaces using office pods, infographics, flexible and sustainable concepts to accommodate successive changes and to raise the safety standards in our built environment as a way to resolve the emerging corona pandemic.

Published
2021-06-14
How to Cite
Riham Mohsen Mohamed, May A. Malek Ali. (2021). Advanced Sustainable Technologies and New Interior Design Approaches in Workspaces Post COVID-19. Design Engineering, 793 - 812. Retrieved from http://www.thedesignengineering.com/index.php/DE/article/view/2043
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