New Forest Living Sep - Oct 2020

the new normal
We have all spent a lot more time in our
homes this year and so have had the
opportunity to reassess how we use the
spaces that we have. We spoke to Katy
Esdon of Esdon Architecture about how
we can change and adapt our homes in
this ‘new normal’...
I guess one of the biggest changes we are seeing is more
people working from home. What are the options for
creating a home office?
Home offices are a really interesting topic because they
encompass so much variety. A yoga teacher for example has
very different needs for their home working space to someone
working in a bank. Just a few of the options available range
from extending your existing home to create an extra room, to
remodelling internally to reallocate existing space by subdividing
rooms or borrowing a bedroom, or if space allows building a
standalone garden office/studio.
Improve don’t move seems to be another mantra we are
hearing, what are the most popular requests you are seeing
at the moment?
All this time being at home has certainly made people reevaluate
how they use their homes and put them in the mood
for a project. We are seeing a continued demand for the large
kitchen dining spaces, but with a move away from bi-folding
doors and instead looking at other ways to incorporate statement
glazing. Disappearing (or receding) corner glazing for example
can be really breath taking and create a great feeling of bringing
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the outdoors in. We are also noticing that people are becoming
increasingly interested in sustainability of materials.
And finally, in your own practice what has been your favourite
project of 2020 so far?
We have been lucky to work on so many exciting and different
projects so far in 2020, from an eco-home with tourist
accommodation, to a modern extension with large glazing clad in
charred timber, that it is almost impossible to choose a favourite.
With all of our projects, the real excitement for us comes in
seeing our initial proposals become the finished article. We have
some really unique projects coming up this year, so watch this
space.
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