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Welcome to the home of the future - Coggle Diagram
Welcome to the home of the future
The 2009 British Homes Awards challenged the industry to design a house that can adapt to different life stages.
The participants were asked to rethink the construction and design of individual homes, so that they were easily adaptable to less mobile inhabitants
The top design also had to be attractive to its potential buyers, because the competition was put to the public vote
the strikingly modern SunnySideUp, designed by Kosi Architects. Here are its three main features:
also to create communities in which ageing occupants could continue to enjoy shared amenities.
Upside Down House
The architects took as a starting point the accepted norm for a house – rows of houses facing onto streets crammed with cars, with living rooms on the ground floor and bedrooms above
They ended up with the living room, dining room and kitchen on the top floor where they can benefit from the light and views, and maximise energy efficiency
. And they put the bedrooms on the ground floor where the garden aspect gives inhabitants increased privacy
cool temperature is maintained throughout the day. The two floors are linked by wide, gentle gradient stairs
Concealed Parking Spaces
Warren Rosing, one of the Kosi architects responsible for the design, was particularly popular with the public, is actually the parking
In a SunnySideUp development no one has to look out onto a street full of cars, or worry about their kids being run over, because the terrace zone at the first floor level link
Vehicles are tucked away on the lower floor, leaving safe and pleasant spaces outside the houses for people to meet
. The natural feel of the front area is enhanced by the planters that are placed outside the kitchens at the front to encourage residents to grow vegetables and flowers
. Flexible Spaces
But it’s the fact that the space is designed to adapt to the changing needs, including the fluctuating income of its owners, that makes it a thought-provoking, as well as a winning
can easily be converted into a separate one-bed flat if your kids won’t leave home.
And if more space is required, as well as the usual loft that can be converted, there is potential for a gallery floor to be inserted in the living room
The lower-floor bedrooms have separate outdoor access so they can be easily l.e t. The idea is that owners can get some extra money to pay for their mortgages during the first years