The NextGen Home Experience is a project out of Bellevue, Washington, that seeks to showcase the features that would theoretically define the home of the future: connectivity, disaster resistance, energy efficiency and green friendliness. Basically, the house would minimize environmental impact, but takes a prepare-for-the-worst approach to the eventuality of climate change.
The house is 4,100 square feet, with three bedrooms and four full baths. The design doesn't break any aesthetic barriers, but that doesn't appear to be the main concern here. In fact, even the descriptions of the how the disaster-resistance is realized (reinforced! concrete! I-beams!) makes us think of a bunker.
Read more about it here.
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Don't they need some turrets up top for the private security forces to take cover when all of the neighbors who couldn't afford 4000sf houses made from I-beams storm the house when the floods come?
Another example of green meaning I have it and I'm keeping it.
Plus it's ugly.
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no kidding. don't they realize that "green" also means leaving a small footprint?
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@SFGail, I was thinking something similar. When is the "small house=green" trend going to hit housing like it has with cars? What's the point of making the house energy efficient (to great cost) when you could save the same energy by making it *gasp* only the size you need? I mean...4100 sq ft? Really?
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You go Gail! Couldn't have said it better myself!
Although I think it would be cool to have a gun turret! *devilish grin*
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if this is the home of the future, I'll gladly keep my home of 'the past'
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a home for rich paranoid types. how wonderful.
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What's green about plywood and Hardieboard siding?
This house makes you look fat.
http://www.austinchronicle.com/mcmansions/index.php
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BTW - Bellevue is nowhere near West Seattle...
...it's East of Seattle.
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Bellevue SUX.
Ahem, I live in Seattle, and yes I am a four year old.
I already disliked Bellevue, but this house is way to big and horrible looking. I'll keep my smallest coolest in the 98103 thank you very much.
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While small is good here in Los Angeles (not that I've priced cocaine lately, but I suspect that it and real estate are running nose-to-nose in price-per cubic inch here on the West Side) there's lots of us interested in "Armageddon-proof" housing. Living through two civil insurrections, and two major earthquakes so far in one lifetime make you a little wary of depending on the grid too much. Bring on the Solar heating, grey-water reclamation and composting toilets! Come the Zombie revolution, we'll still have a working loo!
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The company is based in Bellevue, but the house is indeed in West Seattle.
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Ohh Dani! Where in West Seattle? I wonder if it's near my friend's house...
Also, seam2stressed agreed. A zombie-proof house is smart design at its best!
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