Future-forward HOMES
W ant to know how the home of the future looks and functions? We spoke to a panel of expert home design and tech professionals who are on top of industry trends.
EXCITING TECHNOLOGIES TO LOOK FORWARD TO
We’re already enjoying numerous useful technologies, and can look forward to many more in the future. High-speed internet and the integration of household devices are two of the most prominent features facilitating these new technologies. According to Warren Husband, solutions architect and client liaison at Homemation, we are seeing more and more devices in the home having some form of internet or network connectivity. “This allows automation integrators the ability to include more devices to work together for the comfort and convenience of the family. Smart coffee machines can be switched on when your automation system wakes you up, or [smart systems can] ensure that kitchen appliances and gas fireplaces have been switched off when going to bed or leaving the home.”
Jacques Steyn, home automation sales and cinema design sales manager at Smart Spaces, adds that voice control is a big trend at the moment, and is evolving quite rapidly, becoming easier and integrated into more and more devices like TVs, wireless speakers and amps. Brett Farquharson, owner and director of Audio Motive Distributors, explains that now that we have access to endless quality music, via our mobile devices, listening to our
