Adaptability Creates Opportunity

Emerging ways of living in the home
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By Amanda C. Voss, MPP
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Greening the Outdoor Structure

Modular site furnishings allow for simple integration of planters, seating, and storage features. Modular planters made from high strength aluminum or select hardwood come in an array of colors and finishes. These planter cubes are designed to integrate perfectly with modular pavers in a pedestal deck system, making it easy to design a beautiful outdoor environment. Cubes can host plant life in the summer and be repurposed for seating and storage in the winter. Aluminum planter cubes feature an irrigation sleeve and drainage holes. Wood planters feature a polyurethane lining and drainage holes, making plant care and maintenance easy. The adjustable pedestal system creates an ideal solution for water feature applications. The system conceals the water supply beneath the surface materials and allows water to drain to the surface below for recycling. Additionally, the supports are impervious to water, mold, and most chemicals. Pedestal systems can be designed with wind uplift requirements. Wind uplift systems are calculated to resist high-velocity wind zones when installed to the manufacturer’s specifications. Certain manufacturers can provide fire retardant pedestals. Pedestal deck systems also assist in passive solar heating and cooling as their air permeance helps to reduce cooling loads.

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A seamless integration of indoors and out, to capture outdoor spaces for personal use, is a leading residential design trend. The Frasier House in Boulder, Colorado.

CONCLUSION

As homes leap to adapt to the sweeping shift in how they are lived in, new opportunities for the design professional are also emerging. Design and product innovations are making the future of multipurpose homes not only possible, but also beautiful and energy efficient. These innovations foster the opportunity to establish a better connection with nature, to provide co-generational living in a style that benefits all of the occupants, and to adapt to multiple and shifting demands on how square footage is used. While the definition of home has become more malleable, it has also become much more valuable.

END NOTES

1Nerdwallet, “2022 Home Improvement Report”.

2Experts Reveal Most Important Features for Homeowners in 2022.

3Experts Reveal Most Important Features for Homeowners in 2022.

4https://www.kitchenbathdesign.com/wellness-features-termed-a-necessity/.

5https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/real-estate/our-insights/americans-are-embracing-flexible-work-and-they-want-more-of-it.

6Meritage Homes, Survey methodology: Data is based on a survey conducted in partnership with SWNS and fielded between March 16-21, 2022, among 2,000 men and women between the ages 18-55+.

7https://www.ecowatch.com/energy-efficiency-stats.html.

8https://www.dwell.com/article/interior-design-home-trends-2022-36e4c66b.

998% and 92% “very important” and “important” respectively. "Homebuilder/Architect Survey". August 2022

Amanda Voss, MPP, is an author, editor, and policy analyst. Writing for multiple publications, she has also served as the managing editor for Energy Design Update.

 

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Originally published in April 2023


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