Futurisitc home

freeze4real

Hi all,

I would like to see your views on concept about a more futuristic homes.

Personally I see no point in buying houses at this stage as the price of houses are to expensive, badly built in the sense that it wont suit the needs of majority of people e.g space can to to small etc.

So I was thinking of building my own house in a couple of years time 8yrs time to be exact.

And I want it to be modern technologically sophisticated open etc.


Is the concept of futuristic home a dream ? I ws watching a programme on Tv about futuristic homes with gadgets like 3D printing touchscreen mirriors, digital home system were everything is stored on servers.

This is home automation, does anyone here on boards have it ?


I have seen some pretty cool stuff like stainless paint, and some other stuff on grand design.

In regards to cost having those fancy gadgets will be expensive, how expensive do you think it will be ? hmm cheaper than buying a 4 bedroom houses at this stage ?

Looking forward to your opinions on this.

beyondpassive

freeze4real wrote: »

Hi all,

I would like to see your views on concept about a more futuristic homes.

Personally I see no point in buying houses at this stage as the price of houses are to expensive, badly built in the sense that it wont suit the needs of majority of people e.g space can to to small etc.

So I was thinking of building my own house in a couple of years time 8yrs time to be exact.

And I want it to be modern technologically sophisticated open etc.

In five years time when you go for planning, there will be very few one off's permitted. The environmental implications of our ad hoc rural settlement patterns contravene to many EU directives. Expect most projects to be brown field or deep retrofit. A good Architect can create the light and free flowing spaces that modern living requires, there are many fine examples of your stock 1990's suburban semi-D deconstructed and reimagined as a contempory home fully meeting the needs of families.

freeze4real wrote: »

Is the concept of futuristic home a dream ? I ws watching a programme on Tv about futuristic homes with gadgets like 3D printing touchscreen mirriors, digital home system were everything is stored on servers.

This is home automation, does anyone here on boards have it ?

I have seen some pretty cool stuff like stainless paint, and some other stuff on grand design.

In regards to cost having those fancy gadgets will be expensive, how expensive do you think it will be ? hmm cheaper than buying a 4 bedroom houses at this stage ?

Looking forward to your opinions on this.

A modern home needs to be functional, adaptable and beautiful. Although we sometimes forget to prioritise performance in our obsession with floor area, comfort is the most important function. We are learning that too much technology does not make a comfortable home, this is particularly true in the case of renewables. We now prioritise thick fabric, compact form and good orientation, (as our great grandparents did), only when this is done do we introduce the techno bling. With a PC link on your home controller, you can moniter and manage all your heating and ventilation from your smartphone as you can with your intruder alarms and security cameras.

the Smart homes concept, isn't really smart all that clever, its just involves lots of cables, wifi can do a similar job but suffers from interference, you could just use your electric wiring circuit as data trunking for a home LAN network.

Digital is moving fast and the cloud is taking over from servers. Look at how landlines, dial up modems, DVD players, PC towers are now almost obsolete. Digital devices, audio visual and home controllers will never dictate you housing choice. They can however be part of a strategy that integrates all house systems in a simple building management system. This is being done on a number of projects right now including a passive house on a brownfield site in south dublin, the home automation systems are being commissioned this week and the energy systems will be relayed to a website, where the design team can moniter the performance of the house to see that internal temps and energy use match those modelled at design stage.

muffler

freeze4real wrote: »

So I was thinking of building my own house in a couple of years time 8yrs time to be exact.

There will be a lot of changes in planning and building regs over the next 8 years and technology is steadily changing (including pricing) so I would wait another 5, 6 or 7 years and decide then what you need, what you will be allowed and most of all what you can afford.

Poor Uncle Tom

freeze4real wrote: »

I would like to see your views on concept about a more futuristic homes.

The technology of building materials is developing quite quickly, it would be nice to see 10 years into the future regarding building components and developing technologies.

freeze4real wrote: »

Personally I see no point in buying houses at this stage as the price of houses are to expensive, badly built in the sense that it wont suit the needs of majority of people e.g space can to to small etc.

This is a huge generalisation, imo. To say 'houses are too expensive, badly built and don't suit people' without reference to whether you are talking about an 800 year old castle, 200 year old cottage and 80 year old council house or a 2 year old dwelling. I have no doubt there are lots of examples of poorly designed, badly build and over priced properties out there. At the same time I am sure there are plenty of beautifully designed, well built and fairly priced properties available too, but they won't come to you.

freeze4real wrote: »

So I was thinking of building my own house in a couple of years time 8yrs time to be exact.

Presuming you have a site in mind, you have plenty of time to familiarise yourself with the Development Plan for that area, Find out when the development plan is up for review as it is likely it will change once or twice between now and 8 years time.

It may be a bit early to design the actual building though as the LA's requirements as well as your needs and available materials and building technologies will have changed between now and then.

freeze4real wrote: »

And I want it to be modern technologically sophisticated open etc.


Is the concept of futuristic home a dream ? I ws watching a programme on Tv about futuristic homes with gadgets like 3D printing touchscreen mirriors, digital home system were everything is stored on servers.

This is home automation, does anyone here on boards have it ?


I have seen some pretty cool stuff like stainless paint, and some other stuff on grand design.

In regards to cost having those fancy gadgets will be expensive, how expensive do you think it will be ? hmm cheaper than buying a 4 bedroom houses at this stage ?

Looking forward to your opinions on this.

It's great to have ideas but it is pure speculation to try and guess the cost of building items in 8 years time.

sydthebeat

what your describing would be more along what id call an automated home, rather than a futuristic home.

since the 60s the idea of more automation and robotics has been put forward as the "future" of living, yet common developments in living haven't push this as progress. These automation technologies already exist in quite a mature capacity such as voice activation, remote access and control, smart interface goods etc.

personally i would prefer to see 'future' homes actually have a lot more interaction with its inhabitants than less. but thats just my opinion.