Health and Wellbeing
COVID-19 has emphasized the health and wellbeing of families around the world. With many being confined to their homes for more than a year, designing for wellness has become a priority. The role of the home has been transformed, serving multiple purposes such as office, warehouse, gym, assisted-living facility, schoolroom, and refuge. Many owners want and need their homes to function more effectively while also promoting healthier lifestyles.
The bathroom and kitchen are the two main areas in the home where there are multiple opportunities to improve your and your family’s health and well-being.
Many homeowners have taken advantage of the opportunity to convert their primary bathroom into a personal spa by adding steam showers, saunas, wet rooms, multisensory showerheads, and thermostatic temperature control values where you set the water temperature for individual users and that temperature is achieved within 10 to 15 seconds of turning the water on.
Being confined at home has led to the need for personal spaces where everyone at home can have a few minutes all to themselves and wash away the stresses of the day.
In addition to multifunctional shower systems, some homeowners are opting for soaking tubs that incorporate whirlpool and air systems in addition to light therapy (chromotherapy), aromatherapy, and Bluetooth-enabled integrated speakers and sound systems to relax tired muscles and deliver a true spa experience.
A key to effective wellness design is the ability to make homeowners’ lives easier, simpler, and less stressful. We are designing dream kitchens with voice-activated apps and Bluetooth-enabled appliances that make meal preparation, cooking, and clean-up easier and less stressful. Touch-free faucets and garbage cans reduce the potential for spreading germs. Water and air filtration, advanced ventilation systems, and lighting all contribute to making a new kitchen healthier and easier to use.