There has been a visible change in Real Estate and the housing market after the COVID-19 pandemic. House prices have gone up significantly and we’ve experienced large migrations of people and families trying to set up their lives in new places after this world event.
We practice in Florida and we’ve experienced this over the last months and couple of years. Houses that were $200,000 USD are now $500,000. The demand has been absolutely crazy.
We could endlessly talk about the reasons for this to happen without getting anywhere but to personal opinions. However, we can take a new perspective in terms of space and find out why so many people had the urge to move to a new place.
Space is the first and senior element of the physical universe. In order to have anything you first need to have space.
This is a simple concept to grasp, but what happens when you actually think about this in practical terms?
We’re not talking about the basic idea of having a place to live in, it is pretty obvious that we need somewhere to sleep and a home to raise a family in today’s society. We’re talking about YOU as a person. What space do you need in order to create and develop your potential? What kind of office do you need to work at your maximum speed? In what city would you feel best to live your life? The answers to these questions are the reasons why every person made the decision to move to a new home.
These questions can be answered at any given scale, from the country, city and neighborhood that you live in, to your bedroom, bathroom and the materials and finishes that you are surrounded with.
Take a moment and look around yourself and really pay attention to the space that you’ve created. Would you like to live there forever? Why, or why not?
Your answer to this is what design and architecture actually do.
It is not about the building itself, it is about what it creates in the people that live in it.
Why would the Vatican worry about creating the most stunning buildings of its time? Why do banks build skyscrapers? They simply know how important space is, and what it creates in human beings.
We’d love to listen to your thoughts about this, and to help you create the space that will hold your possessions, energy and daily life in the best possible way.
Maybe it's time to start designing your life.