Explore innovative and imaginative concepts for the design of smart homes in the future. This deliverable will focus on creating delightful, engaging, and user-centred interactions within future domestic environments. By combining advanced technology, human-centred design principles, and a playful, visionary approach, this project challenges you to envision how smart homes in 50 years might seamlessly integrate into people’s lives—enhancing well-being, comfort, and enjoyment.

Your concept should explore how emerging interaction technologies—such as smartphones, tablets, AR/VR systems, holographic interfaces, smart glasses, or ambient voice-activated systems—might shape communication, control, and emotional connection within the home. You are encouraged to think beyond screens toward experiences that blend the digital and physical, where technology feels personal, adaptive, and even alive.

Scenario Focus

Select one of the following future domestic contexts as the foundation of your exploration. Each invites you to speculate on how people, technology, and environment coexist:

• The Home for an Individual - A creative freelancer using VR and holographic tools to work from home.
• A hobbyist whose surroundings adapt via smart glasses or spatial interfaces.
• How does the home respond to their changing moods, professional needs, or creative pursuits?
• The Family Home - A multi-generational household interacting through connected devices and shared holographic spaces.
• How might technology balance privacy with family connection, and virtual with physical presence?
• Consider sustainability, emotional intelligence, and play in everyday routines.
• The Home for Older PeopleIndependent or assisted living with responsive environments and wearable technology.
• How can AR or voice interfaces support independence without reducing human agency?
• Imagine smart furniture, projected caregivers, or sensory feedback that maintains dignity and comfort.
• Commercial or Shared Living Spaces - Co-living or hybrid work/home environments connected through holograms, ambient screens, or mobile devices.
• How might communal smart systems address social connection, productivity, and well-being?

You should also clarify your chosen time period—for example today, tomorrow or up to 2050 (near-future, transitional technology) .

Deliverables

Your submission must include:

• Interactive PrototypeCreate a prototype, motion sequence, or interactive simulation that demonstrates key interactions or experiences.
• You may use Figma or other relevant tools to express the tactile, visual, and emotional aspects of the design.