Some luxury home owners are pushing the boundaries of technology: Among them five really stand out.
The Shape Shifting Apartment
Location: Matosinhos, Portugal
Details:
- Only 747 Square Feet of Living Space
- 5 Living Areas – 2 of which can be rearranged at the touch of a button
- More guests for dinner than usual? Expand the Dinning Are / TV Movie Night? Expand the living room. Or, if you are just getting tired of the layout – watch it change before your eyes
An example of this concept from Hong Kong below
The Heliotrope
Location: Freiburg, Germany
Details:
- First home to generate more power than it uses
- Turns its most energy efficient side to the sun, rotation depending upon seasons
- Has a human waste disposal system worthy of NASA
Switchable Skins
Location: Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles
Details:
- window shades that close themselves in bright light
- iPad-controlled music
- temperature, and fireplace in the home’s “core” room
- exterior panels, or “skins” as on an iPhone, that can easily be removed and changed according to the owner’s mood or color preferences.
Wine Connoisseur Haven
Location: Los Angeles
Details:
- Computer assisted, climate controlled, 1,200 bottle wine cellar
- adjacent tasting room
- State-of-the-art kitchen (in-case you want some dinner with that wine)
Below an example of another home build specifically for the wine aficionado
Harbour Hide
Location: Dorset, United Kingdom
Details:
- Harbour Hide was designed to blend into its surroundings
- Glass windows that darken and lighten as the sun rises and sets
These homes were designed with the occupants in mind. How would you take advangtage of technological breakthroughs to customize your home?
