While it looks easy to think that the design of U.S. homes will encounter fairly major changes over the coming decade, it’s equally possible that these changes will be ascertained by important economic and demographic developments rather than Jetsons-style technological innovations. The maturity of our population, the constant recovery from last decade’s housing collapse, and an agonizingly slow economic recovery that is making it harder for younger households to take a lead in the housing sector are all factors that will shape the future of home design.
As per the
latest AIA’s Home Design Trends Survey, leading Austin residential architects gave
their vision for the next 10 years in terms of home settings; features,
systems, and products; neighborhood and community design; and kitchens and
baths. The major trends that they identified are the growing popularity of
universal design; augmented attention to a healthy living environment; infill
development and its emphasis on next-gen design; and the rising popularity of
kitchens as the attention of household chores.
Here’s what this
survey revealed about the upcoming trends in contemporary home design.
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Outdoor living stretched in terms
of popularity. Lifestyles have become more casual, and homes are clearly
showcasing this. Formal living rooms and dining rooms are blearing, substituted
by awesome rooms, retreats, and open-space patterns. With this movement to casualness
has been evolution in outdoor living. While originally decks, patios, and
outdoor grills took the centerstage, this trend has reached to outdoor kitchens
and even fully furnished outdoor rooms.
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Changing work layouts promoted
growth of home offices. In the times the recession, company scale-backs forced many
folks to work or job hunt out of their homes. Moreover, technology advancements
made telecommuting a quite easier option for many professionals. As an outcome,
even though homes were becoming smaller during the housing slump, home offices
were growing in popularity.
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Residential projects were designed
for mixed-use facilities. With the downturn came the death of large suburban
tract housing developments. In their region, housing activity took place in
smaller projects, often related to other commercial activities. This attitude
often required higher-density development and given extra benefits for neighboring
residents.
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Technology was included into
kitchens and baths. The Great Recession accorded with a period of technological
invention. Many consumers complemented their traditional desktop computer with
laptops, tablets, and smartphones. This fueled the need to provide the
infrastructure within homes to support all these gadgets. Furthermore, rising
concerns about sustainability increased consumer demand for energy and water
conservation devices, and emerging technologies often facilitated the
management of these systems in the home by Austin residential architects.
What the future holds?
While financial
series will, hopefully, be an awesome d deal less severe over the upcoming
decade, various demographic forces will shape housing demand in the years
ahead. The first among these is the usual aging of our population and, more
precisely, the movement of the Baby Boom generation into their retirement
centuries. Though population growth will recede in the coming times, the share
of people 65 or older will grow dramatically, relative to existing figures,
accounting for about two-thirds of total population growth in the coming
decade.
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