Colleges have hit bumpy patches on the road to reopening as many schools, including Notre Dame and the University of North Carolina, were forced to terminate in-school classes after outbreaks of COVID-19 on campuses. In response to the need for creating safer spaces, Paul Wuennenberg, of KWK Architects, who has been designing college dorms for over 20 years, created models for dorm rooms and lavatories that stand up to coronavirus criteria and guidelines.

According to Business Insider, Missouri-based Wuennenberg said the immediate issue “is to making single rooms into double rooms and basically trying to de-densify the living conditions.” His plans include installing plexiglass partitions between beds, having private sinks for each student and laying down vinyl floors for easy sanitation.

For every set of four students, there would be a full bathroom with a shower and toilet that would be cleaned regularly by university staff and securely locked from inside the room.

The designer added that communal areas like study halls and lounges would have to be expanded to allow safe social distancing. His drawings for communal lavatories include self-contained structures that house three full bathrooms with toilets and sinks and two three-quarters baths without a sink. A bank of sinks would greet students who entered the one-way structure so that they can wash their hands before and after using the facilities.

While Wuennenberg tells Business Insider that his plans would take months of design and construction to complete, he says that the big question is what lingering effect COVID-19 will have on the way people look at buildings in the long run.

In the meantime, Cosmopolitan magazine offers these tips to stay healthy in a dorm:

*Don’t touch your face in communal spaces. Shira Doron, M.D., an infectious disease expert at Tufts University, says this rule is especially important in shared spaces such as bathrooms and kitchens.

*Sanitize your hands regularly. If you don’t have access to a sink, use an approved hand sanitizer.

*Open your windows as often as possible. Dr. Doron says small, enclosed spaces like dorm rooms encourage the spread of the coronavirus.

*Take out your dining hall food and use your own silverware. Your safest bet is to take your food to-go and eat it outside or inside your room, says Dr. Doron, according to Cosmopolitan.

*Create your own bubble. Experts say that creating a group of close friends that you feel comfortable around offers safe socializing. But lay down ground rules that people inside your group will honor the rules of masking up when outside the bubble and honoring six foot distancing.