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Homes of the future
he National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) took a stab at envisioning the home of the future at its recently concluded annual convention in Orlando, Florida. NAHB noted that the norm in new housing has evolved in the last five decades from a small one-story bungalow of about 1,000 square feet with two bedrooms, and one bath to homes that tend toward two stories, 2,400 square feet, three bedrooms and a minimum of two baths. Not only has size and configuration changed, but "new homes have evolved to levels of comfort and sophistication that were virtually unimaginable even a generation ago." Here is a thumbnail sketch from the NAHB of first the average home and then the upscale home of 2015. The average home will have 2,330 square feet on two floors and contain 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 bathrooms and four bedrooms. The family room will replace the living room which will either vanish or become a library, "retreat," or parlor. The average home will not have the high vaulted ceiling found in so much construction today. Foyers will be one story as will family rooms but ceilings throughout the first floor will be nine-feet high with the second floor being eight to nine feet. The staircase to the second floor will rise from the foyer, there will be a front porch and a patio, and the exterior of the house will be vinyl or fiber cement siding or brick. (The study did not indicate whether any of these predictions but particularly the last one was regionally influenced.) The upscale home will average more than 4,000 sq. feet over two stories with the 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 bathrooms and at least four bedrooms. The vanishing living room will not be quite as universal but many homes in the higher priced category will opt for a smaller parlor, formal retreat, or library. Vaulted ceilings will be popular in foyers and family rooms and, surprisingly ceilings on the second floor will average nine to ten feet in height but only nine on the first floor. The exterior of the house will be of stone, brick, stucco, or fiber cement siding and "stairs (will be) in the back or side of the house." We assume that these are secondary or back stairs as a two story foyer begs for a staircase of its own. The house will also have two master suites and again we will second guess that one of these will be on the first floor and used initially as in-law or nanny quarters and then for aging homeowners who wish to remain in their homes. Real estate agent Caesar Parisi stands ready with effective advice on buying or selling Boca Raton FL condos. click here for article |
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