Style: April 05, 2017

32 Style | home
Houses can now be as modern
in functionality as they are in
aesthetics. This home was
designed for an engineer,
passionate about technology.
A SmARTeR SpAce
WHAT’S YOUR
Technology AT home
We are surrounded by technology: we get our daily news fix from an app on our
phone, we shop online, even homework is completed via a smart system. So, how does
this translate into the home? Luci Morris takes a look.
In the home, technology is found everywhere
we look: from the state-of-the-art appliances in
the kitchen and laundry, to our home security.
Our homes are no longer controlled by us, they
are smarter than ever before and are driven by
technology.
essentially, a smart home sees all aspects of the
home controlled from your smartphone. From
security, to heating, cooling, lighting, irrigation and
even the pulling of blinds, through technology we
are able to personalise our home environments
when we aren’t even there! This saves us money,
time and energy.
many systems will even allow you to create
entire ‘scenes’ at one touch of the button. prepare
your home for your return at the end of the day,
or lock it up as you dash out the door to work –
it’s all become so simple.
While pre-wiring your home during the
construction stage is the most effective way
to embrace a smart home, a simple Google
search reveals a number of over-the-counter
systems that allow you to embrace smart home
technology on a smaller scale, controlling aspects
such as security, irrigation, and home heating.
But technology in the home doesn’t end there.
With analogue television switched off in
New Zealand in 2013, even the most
technophobic were forced to embrace
technology, with new televisions and source
boxes required to ensure we could still sit down
and watch our favourite show.