Tomorrow’s world: testing the ultimate high tech house [Financial Times]
The Financial Times reports on Project:LIFE, a unique research project by David Wilson Homes and the University of Nottingham’s School of the Built Environment, to understand how the design of the home affects how we live together and to enable future houses to incorporate elements needed for today’s lifestyles.
“Last spring, I spent a weekend with my family in an experimental house that was decked out to test drive some very high-end design and technology innovations. After my stint in the Project:LIFE house on the outskirts of Sheffield, one test family of four – the Parnells – moved in for a six-month study, which ended in January.
During this time, the company behind the project, David Wilson Homes, and a team of researchers, monitored the Parnells and the different ways they used the house.
James Wilson, the company’s development director, wanted to find out how people lived in their homes. It’s something all builders should think about, but the subject hasn’t been given much thought since the 1920s.”
