flexiblefullpage - default
Currently Reading

Is This Goodbye to Open Floor Plans?

Advertisement
billboard - default
Home Design

Is This Goodbye to Open Floor Plans?


June 22, 2020
Open floor plan in luxury apartment
Photo: interiorphoto

Open floor plans feel like an effortless dream, with little to no real walls restricting a home’s flow, but the pandemic is showing homebuyers a harsh reality. Living and working day to day with little room-to-room separation has shown the truth of open floor plans. Home builders, according to Zillow, predict a new demand will come to the forefront: privacy. In a recent study conducted by Zillow and The Harris Poll, 27% of those surveyed said they would consider moving to a home with more rooms. This sentiment is one of the top reasons for contemplating a move, but is it the end of the open-concept living entirely?

As stay-at-home orders took hold around the country, a home quickly became more than simply a "home" -- it became a school, gym, playground and office practically overnight. Now, many are reconsidering their home's functionality as once popular design features have become less workable -- and turning buyers to new construction homes as an option.

Now, many home builders are predicting that a demand for more privacy and more space will help drive building decisions as they imagine how future homes can better serve the people living in them.

Open-concept living has grown in popularity over the past few decades, especially in recent years as home-improvement TV shows pitched it as a must-have feature of any house. Previous Zillow® research found the share of for-sale listings mentioning open concept layouts more than doubled since 2015. Open-concept floor plans remove doors and walls in favor of combined spaces, offering families a greater sense of togetherness.

Read More

Advertisement
leaderboard2 - default

Related Stories

Design

Motel Conversion: A Motel Becomes a Model for Affordable Housing

A dilapidated Econo Lodge motel becomes the prototype for an adaptive reuse program to provide supportive housing

Design

Niche Design Ideas for Greater Livability—and Coziness

As homes become more compact, builders and designers are getting more creative with space. Niches offer cozy, clever hideaways that can help make a house a home 

Design

Townhome Designs That Suit the Neighborhood (and the Neighbors)

These townhouses play well with the detached homes around them, while offering greater density

Advertisement
boombox1 -
Advertisement
native1 - default
halfpage2 -

More in Category

Get your sales and marketing teams together to create and deliver a consistent brand message from start to finish

A closer look at what’s propelling the adoption of off-site construction methods in home building

If you want to know what's driving home building's move to off-site construction methods: look to the convergence of technology and culture

Advertisement
native2 - default
Advertisement
halfpage1 -

Create an account

By creating an account, you agree to Pro Builder's terms of service and privacy policy.


Daily Feed Newsletter

Get Pro Builder in your inbox

Each day, Pro Builder's editors assemble the latest breaking industry news, hottest trends, and most relevant research, delivered to your inbox.

Save the stories you care about

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.

The bookmark icon allows you to save any story to your account to read it later
Tap it once to save, and tap it again to unsave

It looks like you’re using an ad-blocker!

Pro Builder is an advertisting supported site and we noticed you have ad-blocking enabled in your browser. There are two ways you can keep reading:

Disable your ad-blocker
Disable now
Subscribe to Pro Builder
Subscribe
Already a member? Sign in
Become a Member

Subscribe to Pro Builder for unlimited access

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.