The effects resulting from the Corona virus may change many forms and aspects of life, so it is no wonder if this change has reached designers and engineers specializing in construction!
Some engineers have become increasingly interested in the importance of creating buildings that are resistant to bacteria and viruses, or at least contribute to mitigating them, through good ventilation, adjacent agricultural spaces, the use of healthy building materials, and antimicrobial surfaces.
There may be an increase among some people in requesting residential spaces adjacent to buildings, to spend healthy time in nature. If many are convinced to stay in their homes, it is necessary to create a suitable healthy atmosphere for them, such as investing in roofs and balconies and turning them into healthy places with green agriculture and comfortable colors.
The loss of nature in designs extends even to paint colors. This is called “biophilic” interior design, or design that mimics nature, which can come in the form of paint colors that give the impression that you are in the middle of nature. These colors enhance inner peace in an era where mental safety is lacking. Physicality is crucial.
The coronavirus pandemic has made people more aware of their health, and this can extend to the very surfaces on which their home is built. More household materials and surfaces will be anti-bacterial and anti-microbial, and there is a proposal to be made of stone called heavy-duty, resistant to bacteria, quick and easy to clean, and there is Also copper which is said to be a natural germ-fighting surface.
When residents of high-rise buildings use toothpicks and fingernails to avoid pressing elevator buttons with their bare fingertips, it is the age of the coronavirus, and new technology such as ultraviolet disinfection and touch-free systems are expected to become more common in high-rise buildings.