Residential surroundings not only affects our live, also how we live affects residential environments. Especially the rapid development of science and technology lead residential environments to have lots of changes and chances. Ubiquitous computing e...
Residential surroundings not only affects our live, also how we live affects residential environments. Especially the rapid development of science and technology lead residential environments to have lots of changes and chances. Ubiquitous computing environments after internet environments are closely connected with our ways of living and residential environments in terms of combination of space and technology. Ubiquitous computing environment is an idea of supporting residents' activities and environments by numerous small size of smart computing chips connected together and invisible in the air. It is more than simply a technological issue but leads new ways of communication and cultures and so on.
When we divide the changes of future residential environments into four factors such as 'hybridization', 're-construction', 'rising spatial value'. 'physical components', we can reach four important conclusions about future housing environments through analysing examples. Firstly, hybridization and re-construction are showing in space order system. Secondly, the value of space is rising as house play various roles such as education, play, care, work, relaxation and so on. To the third, space is reconstructed as residents' wants and high technologies. Lastly, physical components in space are changing into LCD panel of walls and ceilings so that virtual space and real space are connected. Moreover, physical components are expected to consider conservation of nature as ubiquitous environments are introducing into housing.
This study focuses on analysing and expecting the changes of future residential space components through many housing examples that are introducing ubiquitous computing environments and identifying future housing from the view of ubiquitous environments. However, there is the limitation of defining conclusion by analysing examples. As ubiquitous computing system is introduced into real space, the changes of space and designer's role should be considered importantly.