Thinking Outside The (Housing) Box

• Published date: 22 July 2021
• Subject Matter: Real Estate and Construction, Construction & Planning, Real Estate
• Law Firm: Wedlake Bell
• Author: Ms Sarah Elliott

Interesting thoughts from Matt Driscoll in Building on working "near home" rather than "at home". He puts a new spin on the meaning of mixed use developments in the light of the pandemic and predicted growth of "hybrid" working. Essentially he advocates reflecting a working near home approach in future residential development. Instead of adding home office space into modern housing units (or maybe as well as) why not include in the development shared working and recreation space to achieve the sought after work /life balance and aid collaboration/cooperation of workers, including of different...