HOME APPS Just like new cars which can provide information about performance, technical problems and fuel con- sumption, houses of the future be able to give useful insights into their condition, status and performance via an app. “Unquestionably, integration is the future,” stresses Taylor. “Much like a new car has a ‘brain’ which we can interrogate about every aspect of its performance, so too will houses of the future, via an app. We’ll be able to check our energy use, energy losses, if a window’s open, moni- tor our appliances all in one place – and book an engineer via this app or check if they can fix something remotely, be it our dishwasher or solar panels.”
NO MORE SWITCHES Fixtures, furniture, lighting and heating will automatically and intel- ligently adapt to the household’s learned preferences, say the experts. “In dedicated working spaces, light- ing will be automatically optimised according to the amount of natural light on a particular day or the work being done,” explains Wood. “For example, lighting intensity will au- tomatically change when you’re on a video call to ensure you’re well lit. Lighting technology will also evolve to deliver a healthier working envi- ronment, for example suppressing blue light in certain conditions.”
MULTIPURPOSE SPACES What we now think of as standard ‘cellular’ rooms are a recent cultural invention, says Taylor, who predicts that simple room designations will
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soon disappear, as spaces become more multipurpose and flexible. “Most spaces will do several things,” he explains. “Our bedrooms may need to be our offices, our living rooms also our gym, school room or meeting room.” As part of this multipurpose ap- proach, it’s predicted that each fam- ily member will use smart glasses to arrange the space around them, with their own choice of artwork, virtual clocks and windows into different worlds. And for people still working from home, colleagues will be projected as holograms onto virtual seats for meetings, from anywhere in the world.
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