The houses of the future

Currently the world is having a big change, we need to change the way we live because the world is having problem for deal with our habits. The human race is searching how to be more enviromental friend for help the world and preserve the flora and fauna. Based in this concern, some people are looking for a new way of using the resources being more efficient in the energy use and technology. Some companies had understood this situacion and it's doing actions for help; in this article we are going to talk about How some companies are changing the way of build houses and how could be the house of the future.

The concept of "Living Tomorrow: The house of the future"

Living Tomorrow was created in 1991 by architects Frank Belien and Peter Bongers with the objetive to do easier the human life and help to preserve the enviroment. This house has been built thinking in how incorporate the technology to change the way the people live and how to do the homework house different , everything simplifying.
The principal and more attractive features of this house are:

• The "cocoon" bed which doubles as a den with TV and computer to the bathroom with its "smart" mirros that remind residents to clean their teeth and take their vitamins

• In the kitchen we have a very usefull whiteboard because you can create a shopping list and if you have a internet connection you will can automatically order your list online from your favorite supermarket. With this whiteboard you also can monitor bills, messages and water consumption.  The kitchen was designed by avant-garde architect Zaha Hadid

• You could warm up the shower before you stepped out of bed
• You can know the weather state,your weight, informacion medica and program your favorite music with the computer help

• The house can be networked so that everything from the bedside lamps to the underfloor heating is controlled centrally

Ben Rousseau is a famous  designer specialises in creating bespoke interiors, he says that last years numbers of the customers they want a hi-tech elements  in their homes has grown: "Because so much media is now digital, people are able to easily disguise technology and everything has become more simple and streamlined. One thing that people absolutely love is streaming.". He says that Products are becoming more advanced but they're easier to use and analogue just doesn't cut it any more.
Also, Peter Bongers, the co-founder and CEO of Living Tomorrow, he says that currently the people are more worried for the environment and the effects of climate change and want to do actions to change this situacion; the CEO thinks Living Tomorrow is a good step for begin the change. Bongers told CNN that the house of Living Tomorrow consumes one-half that a normal house.
Despite the high-tech elements and how easy is to use everything inside, some people tell Fox News they aren't so sure about how useful the house can be.
The first version of this house was shown in Brussels;  the house is hidden away on a side street and it is visited for more the 1.5 million persons. The cost is about $30 million just for the demo model

In the following link you can find a demonstration of Living Tomorrow

Questions.

1. Do you like this house? Would you pay for buy it? Why or why not?
2. What other things do you think the house have to have for be the perfect house for you?
3. Do you think this house can be really useful and environmentally friendly? Why or why not?