Adaptation of the Architectural Design of Commercial Stores Due to the Health Contingency of COVID-19

Abstract

The conditions of the commercial architecture in Mexico are analyzed, in terms of the infrastructure of stores and shopping centers, in the face of the most recent current circumstances derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, and responses and solutions given are described from the perspective of the commercial operator, the client and the designer. The adaptations and actions carried out in the different stages of confinement and the "new normality" are analyzed, and it is identified how the spaces destined for exhibition, acquisition and consumption should be adapted, from architecture, in terms of technology, innovation, sanitary measures and new consumption habits. A case of a Chinese business is reviewed and the relevance of the physical conditions of the space that can favor the transmission of the disease. As a result, different measures and theoretical and practical guidelines and observation of cases are proposed, which should be considered in the design when reconditioning commercial architecture.