Alexa, turn on the lights.
When considering user adaptability and integration it seems obvious to me to consider the increasing advancements in smart home technologies. These flexibilities that we as architects wish to infuse within our designs are often superficial and lack adaptability within themselves once the architect has left. Architects should be working with computer scientists, app designers and digital interface consultants to discover spacial solutions for the everyday that initiate the trajectory of conversation and collaboration necessary to fuse the two professions for future generations. What does it mean to place a light switch on a wall? Is it a design solution? Is it a functional solution? What are the factors that go into this incredibly mundane and overlooked decision? I believe that the time will come when apple, google and amazon collaborate with spacial consultants to eliminate that which home technology can replace. If that means removing the rectangular light switch panel from a wall composition, then it will be the first to go.
“Alelxa, turn on the lights”
I think there is a lot already happening in the architecture+technology field, however it may be difficult to get particular populations to open their mind to this new world. I do believe that technology drives design and the way we interact with the built world and that it can be quite poetic. Collaboration and exploration are important tools for architects to use at all times.
ReplyDeleteWhat I find more interesting is the thought about what happens to our spaces once intelligent systems start affecting the atmospheres of spaces? One of the criticisms of smart window systems is that when they automatically dim, it prevents humans from being able to sense the natural rhythms of the outside conditions. Conversely, what happens if smart systems can sense and respond to biofeedback from humans and adjust the lighting, temperature, and perhaps even the form of spaces to respond accordingly?
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