DESIGNING WITH A CONSCIENCE

The Pandemic really exposed the Capitalist Design System that focused on profits created from real estate and high-density spaces, which had little regard for human wellbeing. Pre-pandemic, offices were in full capacity and tall buildings were designed with elevators that had people travel from floor to floor packed like sardines. The system was obsessed in raking in the most profit out of a given space at per square meter rate and that stood as a major consideration in starting a project.

Because of how the world changed with COVID-19, it really made people think about their exposure to risk in these high-density spaces. They started questioning their quality of life in the workspace.