The Inside And Outside of A Future Home

Date: 19/04/2014

Depending on whether we are going to live on land or on the sea in the near future as discussed in the previous blog post, our future homes could vary a lot. If we are going to live on a gigantic cruise like the 'Freedom' ship (in the previous blog post), our only choice would probably be living in a modern-day looking apartment. That being said, if we are going to live on a normal (i don't think i have used the word 'normal' in the right context but if we are in the perspective of a future self, i think it could be OK) floating city which is an enormous artificial island that is made up of thousands or millions of smaller islands/floating buildings and architectures, we will again have lots of options to choose from. 

This blog post will discuss different home designs depending on living on a floating city in the ocean or living on land and.....(read on)... 

Let's start by feet touching the ground: 

source: futuristicnews.com

The above futuristic residential building has the advantage of an extremely flexible layout, which allows you to create a dream home, combining multiple units horizontally and vertically. Each unit represents various living spaces like a living room, a bathroom, and a staircase. You’ll never get bored in this house, because you can simply remove or add more units to your dream home.

source: http://www.forbes.com

source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeslifestyle/2012/07/12/10-stunning-homes-of-the-future/

The Korean designer Christopher Daniel came up with this roll-like home concept. It is designed  for arid environments, the house is secured with a carbon fiber truss frame and has a hydraulic powered automatic door. The upper half of the door opens overhead and the lower part unfolds onto the ground. Depending on the amount of sun, residents can make skylights and windows less or more transparent.

If we are living on a floating home, it could look like this instead, 

source: http://been-seen.com/travel-blog/art-and-design/floating-into-the-future

 The above is where we will live together in a much connected social community environment on the sea.

source: http://been-seen.com/travel-blog/art-and-design/floating-into-the-future

Here is a very cool houseboat called tubiQ which is totally modular, meaning that different elements can be interchanged based on the needs of the occupants. Though it slightly resembles a fancy yacht, tubiQ is actually made of aluminum and fiberglass to make it worthy of the high seas.

What about a flying house:

source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeslifestyle/2012/07/12/10-stunning-homes-of-the-future/

The above designed reminded me of the flying ship I once saw in the movie 'Stardust'...I have only one word for this design: 'Super COOL'!

If we are living on the Moon:

source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeslifestyle/2012/07/12/10-stunning-homes-of-the-future/

The above Moon villa is designed by Royal Haskoning Architechten in Netherlands. And yes, it is a transparent home designed for lunar living. It has no stairs, since with low-gravity on the moon, people can float/bound from one level to the next. The house has enormous rotating shades that regulate the extreme temperatures of outer space, and an underground bunker in case there is a dangerous solar storm.....

Let's wrap it up with this video on Tornado proof house from YouTube:

In my next post, i am going to discuss the possibilities of different futuristic home appliances like future kitchen and bedrooms, refrigerator, TV, PCs, lighting and air conditioning systems and more...

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References:

futuristicnews.com 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeslifestyle/2012/07/12/10-stunning-homes-of-the-future/  

http://been-seen.com/travel-blog/art-and-design/floating-into-the-future