"Houses could function perfectly well as simple, efficient structures that keep us warm, dry, and comfortable, but we demand gables, columns, brick facades, and decorative trim because we want them to look appealing. The materials and energy required to build and maintain those aesthetic choices far outweigh what's actually needed for shelter. If we were all blind, the argument goes, our houses would be optimized spheres or domes with minimal material use and maximum efficiency."
"The physical structure would always be a simple white sphere, built from the most environmentally friendly materials available and outfitted with efficient energy systems. The appearance, however, would be entirely digital, generated by a computer inside the sphere and broadcast to special AR glasses worn by anyone nearby. Look at the sphere through those glasses and you'd see whatever aesthetic the owner chose, from a traditional suburban home to an abstract sculpture."
Buildings expend large quantities of materials and energy on purely aesthetic features. A proposed approach separates physical function from perceived appearance by making the building a simple, efficient white sphere constructed from environmentally friendly materials and equipped with energy systems. Appearance becomes a digitally generated veneer broadcast to augmented-reality glasses worn by observers, enabling any chosen exterior or interior look without altering the physical form. Renderings show a plain spherical core transformed visually into a traditional house via a virtual skin that unfurls over the same supports. The system overlays exterior facades outdoors and swaps to interior virtual walls, furniture, and window views indoors.
Read at Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
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