"Home is the place that, when you have to go there, they have to take you in." - Robert Frost
in 2020 (& pre-2020)...
Homes were incredibly simple.
- A dolmen is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more vertical megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table"
- Megalith → a pre-historic stone used to build things
Gers / Yurts
- Portable wooden lattice / animal skin + wool covers / leather bindings
- Coal or wood burning stove in center (UB pollution)
(Iron Age)
Settlers of Catan
You build with what resources ya got: stone, ice, wood, soil.
In 2050...
Most humans will live in permanents homes, not temporary housing (such as those who are homeless or refugees in 2020). They will find their basic physical and psychological needs tended to with room to explore greater self-actualization.
What makes a house feel like a "home"?
A 2018 IKEA Life at Home report shared what qualities make a house begin to feel like a "home"
- security — feeling safe and grounded;
- belonging — feeling like you're welcome and accepted in your community;
- comfort — being content and at ease in your surroundings;
- privacy — feeling in control of how you disconnect and reflect;