Post-pandemic interior design

As our understanding of the pandemic changes, so does interior design in the healthcare sector. Flexible, multipurpose spaces and elements, such as mobile workstations and movable partitions, have become the norm in creating adaptable solutions. Discover everything in this article!

Interior design for healthcare spaces

In general, interior design for spaces dedicated to the provision of healthcare will continue to be focused on the patient experience. Even post-pandemic, the main concerns of architects and designers will continue to be maintaining safety, streamlining workflows and the specificities inherent to each specialty.

From there, the approach to be adopted in controlling the risk of infection will vary depending on the type of space. However, there is no doubt that the pandemic has triggered different ways of designing patient flow and given rise to new ways of configuring common areas – something that will likely prevail post-pandemic!

1. More flexible and functional interiors

The current pandemic crisis has revealed the lack of preparation of certain health environments to combat the unique and urgent adversities resulting from this situation. The truth is that to respond to post-pandemic demands, interior design has sought to implementmore flexible solutions, functional and capable of supporting the different daily challenges of healthcare professionals.

Unlike offices, today's healthcare environments must respond to the needs of two very different types of users: healthcare professionals and patients/users. In this scenario, the challenge is to combine functionality with comfort and safety. More than ever, it is essential to develop a cohesive interior design, where the efficiency of work teams and the safety of users are guaranteed factors from the outset.

Increasingly, the key to interior design is finding and including components that affect patients' moods, such as elements ofbiophilic design. But we can’t forget healthcare professionals! Subject to high levels of stress and long working hours, they must be taken into account in the design of common areas. Thus, your well-being is at the origin of trends such asResimercial Design. A design movement that has comfort as its main objective.

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2. Safer and more sanitized spaces

In the post-pandemic world, it will be essential to pay attention to acoustics and the use of new technologies to reduce stress levels and reinforce the privacy and security of all those who use the space. In this sense, the interior design of new healthcare facilities must necessarily improve the comfort of all users, reduce the risk of infection and facilitate personalized interactions. Purposes that can be easily achieved by promoting a sense of community through interior design. A reality achieved with the help of design strategies focused on maximizing natural light or with finishes that provide greater comfort to users.

Thus, materials such as wood, solid surfaces such as stone or natural fiber fabrics are a trend that promises to continue to gain fans in interior design.

What procedures should be adopted in pharmacy design?

With regard to pharmacy design, it is necessary to adopt certain procedures when designing the space, for example:

• Implementation ofantibacterial surfaces;
• Greater tidiness and accessibility;
• Installation of disinfection solutions throughout the space;
• Placement of orientation stickers on the floor;
• Improving ventilation and implementing HVAC solutions;
• Greater input control;
• Implementation of motion sensors in doors and entrances;
• Development of flexible and adaptable furniture pieces;
• Creation of more comfortable and easily washable common areas;

Pharmacy Remodeling Project|MEDD Health Design| With application ofsafety standards and signs

MEDD: with you in a post-pandemic future!

The truth is that the vulnerabilities exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic need urgent and immediate attention. But don't worry: theMEDDis by your side in this process of change. We identify opportunities and risks, preparing your establishment for a pre- and post-pandemic future.

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