Mon, 01 May 2006
21st Century House
Jonathon Bell, 21st Century House,
Laurence King
This is a look to see just what the 21st century
might be offering in the way of new trends in houses.
In his learned opening section, Jonathon Bell, casts
his eye around at "star" houses made by architects to
appeal to the architectural media (and not particularly
made for actual people) and comes away unimpressed. He's
also unimpressed by the standards of bureacratic
taste-making, which in the UK have led to the prevalence
of something called "planning-pastche".
The opening essay is followed by features on a
number of houses which are accompanied by nice colour
photos. These house are split into divisions: The iconic house,
city house, practical house, and the future house. Most
are interesting in one way or another and some might even
be inspirational if you're thinking of building.
One aspect that is mentioned but isn't as underlined as it might
be is the coming shift in energy suppliers. While electricity
and gas might still come down the same lines, there is a feeling
around that the people owning the cables and pipes aren't necessarily
the people with the correct solutions.
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