Houses of the Future
The UK property market is already on the path to "doom", but we expect the shadow to pass sooner or later. When the situation becomes a little more favourable, houses will continue to be sold at a good clip. Many years will pass, and then houses will become almost unrecognizable for connoisseurs of homes today. The homes of the future wouldn't look out of place in any of our science fiction movies, but practically unheard of in this era. Some of the homes for salein the future are sure to suprise you
The first thing that would strike you as different about these houses would be the shape, in my opinion. The futuristic shapes are bound to transcend the imagination of our generation - I wouldn't be surprised to see each house have a dynamically customisable shape, depending on the whims and fancies of the home owners on that particular day. Actually I believe that the most noticeable aspect of the future homes would be their dynamism. Everything from shape to size to architecture in play would probably be adjustable. I wouldn't rule out the possibility of houses being carried around in pockets in the form of inflatable capsules, making the concept of caravans and trailers not just redundant, but incredibly obsolete.
Another change which I can think of, off the top of my head, is in the choice of furniture - God alone knows what contraptions will be dreamed up to be used for something as simple as sitting. I am sure that a few decades ago, no one would have envisioned the multi-purpose chairs on oak flooring we have today or even ‘bean bags' being used as a seat. The advancements in technology would probably mean that each house would have an electronically secure door and each appliance in the house would probably have its own AI (Artificial Intelligence). The concept of robot servants which producers so lavishly dabble in while making most of the futuristic television programmes (remember Irma, the robot maid in Jetsons?) would probably not sound so surprising after all.
With land becoming such a premium, the possibility of all homes being airborne does not seem bleak at all. On the contrary, building houses in space would probably pave the way for residential colonies to set up on the moon, and who knows, maybe even beyond that.
To sum it all up, futuristic homes will, in all probability, touch heights quite outside the realm of our mental faculties today. Let's just hope that the banks will be more careful in the future while lending out money.