{"id":80721,"date":"2020-04-15T12:17:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T19:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/markstewart\/?p=80721"},"modified":"2025-04-17T08:58:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T15:58:25","slug":"the-renewed-importance-of-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/markstewart\/news\/the-renewed-importance-of-home\/","title":{"rendered":"The Renewed Importance of Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samuel Stewart<\/h3>\n

The world is rapidly changing, and more than ever, we\u2019re finding it necessary to rethink exactly how we use our homes. Previously it wasn\u2019t common to need to work full 40 hour weeks from our dens all while home schooling our children and preparing every meal. Most houses aren\u2019t setup properly to handle all of these duties. Maybe your kitchen doesn\u2019t work for simultaneous meal prep and schoolwork. Maybe the house doesn\u2019t have enough bathrooms to accommodate everyone being around at the same time. Whatever the case may be, it\u2019s clear that going forward, we need to rethink how to make our homes work for us and we\u2019d like to take a look at some of the key areas that can make a huge difference, whether you decide to build a new home or give your current one some upgrades.<\/p>\n

Work From Home<\/h2>\n

One of the biggest factors going forward is going to be figuring out how to carve out a space to work a full week from your home without losing your mind. Very frequently, the den is designed for occasional use and not as a full time office. Sometimes they are placed in higher traffic areas, which work well when the space is only used after work to catch up on emails or make a few phone calls. In a full work from home situation, however, you need much more privacy and space if you are going to be in there for 8+ hours a day. Moving or building your home office in a quieter area of the home can help you be more productive and maintain focus for longer.<\/p>\n

Teach From Home<\/h2>\n

If you are working from home, there is no doubt that your children are learning from home as well. Many people are finding the need to get creative with where they teach their children or where they setup a space for them to learn. We design many of our homes with an additional bonus space or creative studio that can work very well for home schooling. Going forward, our children will undoubtedly be utilizing more technology at home to supplement their education. It will be just as important for them to have consistent space to work and focus as it is for you to have a fully functioning home office.<\/p>\n

The Garage<\/h2>\n

It is very likely that many of us have tons of underutilized space in our garages, yet the garage is an excellent place to squeeze out extra functionality from your home. Maybe you have an extra car bay, or have excess clutter that you can part with. Your garage can be updated to a full fledged creative studio or workspace. We have a number of plans that take a conventional garage and build either a studio or a completely independent ADU on top of them. If you are finding that you need more space but have exhausted the main house, the garage is an excellent and underutilized avenue for additional flexibility and functionality.<\/p>\n

In addition to all of these points, we\u2019d like to take a look at some of our newer plans and how they function in this new, more home-centric, world we are heading towards.<\/p>\n

Lori<\/a><\/h2>\n

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