Plasma screens. Y'know those flat TVs? I figure in '27, they'll be all that's around, except for your archaic cathode-ray tube for $5 or $10 at radio shack. My dream house (or apartment, I want to live in a city) would be totally loaded with radiation-free audio-visual technology...lil' touch pads everywhere instead of light switches, sensors that detect temperature so i can save $$$ on cooling and heat, and really sleek touches like natural materials (diff. types of rock, copper, bamboo, etc.). Lighting would be mostly invisible (i'm not one for lamps), tucked up in the ceiling recesses...but I'd have some antique retro touches like a CD player (LOL). One cool idea is to keep coffee beans stored in plexiglass tubes and use 'em as railing or stair banisters. The beans would be right by the kitchen, so if you'd want to grind coffee, just pop open the end of the rail and bingo. It looks cool, too.
I'm going into architecture, and designed a bunch of houses that are supposed to fit in any time, whether it be now or in 2027. One of 'em is a 2-story beach house with a lot of open space...when you walk in, the entire center section is open to the 2nd floor, with a single bridge connecting the upstairs living rooms (on the left) and the upstairs bedrooms (on the right). The main floor is just living/party space. I stuck a gym, a studio and a garage on the first floor, but upstairs is where everything else is.
One cool touch that I love in freestanding houses is a master bedroom with a big, soaking tub...right IN the bedroom. You know, so you can kick back, watch TV and the view out the window right from the tub. Every time I do a freestanding house and get to the master bath, I always end up moving the tub closest to the TV and the window in the master bedroom. A lot of times I put the bathtub right behind the bed, and then have big bifold windows separating them.
Did I forget anything? Probably. Gtg...
I like this thread.
JC
