TECHNOLOGY
Homes of the Future
The Best Combinations for Optimal Design
BY GAYE DE VILLIERS
Modern homes are generally becoming smaller, as more people look to live in convenient sectional title apartments or more compact, manageable houses. Yet whatever our price bracket, we still want to live in an appealing and functional home. So how does one create a home across all sectors that provides the optimum use of space for a convenient modern lifestyle, but is still comfortable and efficient while providing for individual needs and preferences?
“ Good design right now is not about trend or style but about a design approach that fully analyses the context of a project and encompasses a design that optimises all aspects of the site, views, climate, brief, budget and lifestyle,” says interior designer, Michele Rhoda, a director of ARRCC( formerly Antoni Associates).
“ There is an approach of using more tactile and natural elements, we want the earth to touch our architecture and this is reflected in the raw elements and finishes being used.”
20 FEBRUARY 2017 SA Real Estate Investor www. reimag. co. za