[Let's Run Again Construction Korea] Virus NO, Home Office OK... "Apartments Are Healing Spaces"

Kumho Industrial Develops 'Cure Space'
Air Shower and Brush Installed at Entrance
Independent Space Separate from Living Room and Bedroom Provided

Air shower installed in the Cure Pantry to be pilot-applied at Geumho Eoullim Vertis near Yeoju Station (Photo by Geumho Industrial)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Jiwon] As the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) spreads, the need for apartment layouts suitable for the new era?such as effectively blocking external viruses, telecommuting, and homeschooling?is increasing. Kumho Industrial has developed an apartment layout design called 'CURE SPACE,' meaning 'healing space,' considering these consumer demands.

The CURE SPACE developed by Kumho Industrial is a layout design that views the home not simply as a living space but as a healing space. Its most notable features include the 'CURE PANTRY,' which can proactively block viruses entering from outside, and the 'CURE OFFICE,' which can be used as a comfortable telecommuting space.

Airbrush equipped in the Cure Pantry to be pilot-applied at Geumho Eoullim Vertis near Yeoju Station (Photo by Geumho Industrial)

Complete Blockage of External Virus Inflow

The CURE PANTRY is a space separately created at the entrance from the front door to the living room. Its purpose is to remove dust and viruses clinging to clothes and the body from outside the home. It is equipped with an air shower purifier, brush purifier, and clothing care device. After returning from outside, instead of going directly to the living room or bedroom, residents stop by the CURE PANTRY to remove viruses using various functional devices, thereby fundamentally blocking external viruses from entering the home.

A Kumho Industrial official explained, "Considering the external viruses clinging to clothes and body when entering the house after going out, it is quite uncomfortable to go inside. Although wearing masks and washing hands have become routine, Kumho Industrial aims to go further and provide a new solution to the essential quarantine habits that have become necessary due to the impact of COVID-19."

Essential 'Home Office' in the Post-COVID Era

The CURE OFFICE is a space for telecommuting or homeschooling. As the COVID-19 situation prolonged, companies expanded telecommuting, and educational institutions such as schools began implementing homeschooling through online education. Consequently, the distinction between home and workplace or home and school has become blurred, and more people are considering an internal 'home office' space as an essential element.

Looking at the CURE SPACE floor plan, the CURE OFFICE space is separated from the living room and children's bedrooms, creating a quiet and cozy atmosphere suitable for telecommuting or homeschooling. It is connected to the master bedroom's bathroom, allowing for independent work. Kumho Industrial explained, "Considering recent consumer needs, we designed a layout that departs from the conventional three-bedroom plan by separately configuring the CURE OFFICE."

Floor plan of Kumho Industrial's Cure Space (CURE SPACE)

Developing Differentiated Products... Leading Residential Trends

The reason Kumho Industrial could quickly develop differentiated products in line with changing times is thanks to continuous investment and research for better living environments. A representative from Kumho Industrial's product design team, who led this floor plan development, stated, "The COVID-19 pandemic is changing not only residential lifestyles but also ways of working. Through consistent analysis of social phenomena and research, we will introduce customized products that lead market changes and trends."

CURE SPACE will be immediately applied to Kumho Industrial's brand 'Eoullim' apartment complexes. After partially piloting it in some units of Yeoju Station Kumho Eoullim Vertis, which was launched in March, it will be sequentially introduced to upcoming Kumho Eoullim complexes. Kumho Industrial explained, "Kumho Eoullim, with CURE SPACE applied, will be reborn as a safer and more friendly residential space."

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