chennai from setting up niches for work in existing apartments to asking builders to accommodate extra space for new ones houses are being redesigned as work from home becomes permanenti am redoing a smaller room to make it my bedroomcumwork space working out of my bed didnt get a lot done being in a creative space my productivity and output depend a lot on my temperament since we dont know when we will get back to office i am setting up a work room and getting a desk and a nook to work said ananyaa lead script writer at a digital marketing agencywith some offices closing permanently and others extending the wfh arrangement until the end of the year people are changing their homes to emulate the work environment while some purchase office furniture ups supplies and stronger wifi connections others have been setting up a study or a work room in their homesharris prabhu director marketing and sales at d5 interior says he has been getting anywhere between three and five requests a month seeking to set up tables book shelves and room designs for a study or a work room there are some clients of ours who are moving to new apartments who want these changes and some of them who are in the process of shifting want small modifications to their homes too he addedexisting homes are getting work nooks or getting the bedroom or hall reduced by a bit to make space for a work or study room while newer apartments are becoming bigger to accommodate a work room or a study room for kids top real estate developers such as akshaya homes and casagrand are now advertising and offering a work room apart from a bedroom hall and kitchen in their new projectsthey add that most customers want at least 150 sq ft more than usual chitti babu managing director of akshaya homes said that in new projects the area was increasing because people either want a study or a bigger kitchen because they are becoming modular the existing projects are made workfromhome friendly with furniture unlimited wifi provisions and power supply he saideshwar n vicepresident marketing at casagrand said apartments in most existing projects were being modified to bedrooms divided to have wfh space the houses got smaller with time since the last 12 18 months and now they are going back to wanting bigger apartments because of this trend he said