Hello everyone,
I have often wondered what typical “building mistakes” from the 2010s and 2020s will be seen as in a few decades. Would you like to speculate together?
I mean, in the 1970s, it was considered stylish and modern to cover bathroom walls with brown tiles all the way to the ceiling and combine them with sunny yellow sanitary ceramics. Back then, no one could have imagined that this would one day be regarded as unattractive.
Will vinyl flooring and laundry connections on the first floor be seen as typical but now outdated features of our time? Floor-to-ceiling windows? “Smokey eyes” (dark window tinting)? Which elements will make the next generation shake their heads and wonder about our questionable taste?
I have often wondered what typical “building mistakes” from the 2010s and 2020s will be seen as in a few decades. Would you like to speculate together?
I mean, in the 1970s, it was considered stylish and modern to cover bathroom walls with brown tiles all the way to the ceiling and combine them with sunny yellow sanitary ceramics. Back then, no one could have imagined that this would one day be regarded as unattractive.
Will vinyl flooring and laundry connections on the first floor be seen as typical but now outdated features of our time? Floor-to-ceiling windows? “Smokey eyes” (dark window tinting)? Which elements will make the next generation shake their heads and wonder about our questionable taste?
KingSong schrieb:
A serious question, not only because it affects us personally but also out of curiosity: why do so many people here think that a gable roof without eaves is just a trendy fad, and why would that be considered a building mistake in the future?
In some regions of Germany, a gable roof without eaves is part of the cultural heritage and historic architectural character. I was surprised too, it depends on the region and is not just a trend.
A roof with eaves is definitely better for the house… but we don’t have eaves either.
michert schrieb:
Above all, all the proprietary stuff that won’t have any support in two years.Zaba12 schrieb:
In my opinion, what can be said is that any fixed built-in technology that cannot be replaced becomes junk in 20 years. Take ISDN sockets with the corresponding wiring, for example. Someone here recently asked whether those in his older house were ISDN sockets. Today, they are useless.You happen to be talking about my field of expertise. The crucial point is the network topology: structured star wiring provides a fundamental basis on which protocols and so on can change freely. Most ISDN sockets can be quickly replaced with suitable ones; the relatively worst problem lies at layer eight (in the form of the bundled discarding of the white wires). In very rare cases, what’s hidden in the walls is truly worthless – it’s just that an amateur is often overwhelmed when trying to fix it.Altai schrieb:
In the neighborhood, there is a house an architect built for himself. It is completely clad in anthracite, with a gable roof, of course anthracite,The architect himself is likely dressed in anthracite as well – including his vehicle.Bookstar schrieb:
Those are not building mistakes, but state-of-the-art technology...I see no contradiction there – just think of the revolutionary idea from about 90 years ago, the “electric window regulator” for retractable panoramic terrace windows. A few months ago, I saw a documentary where, thankfully, the socialist-trained improvised caretaker of the Villa Tugendhat talked about his difficult work.WingVII schrieb:
Which vehicle is still operated with a key today? No one probably expected that 20 years ago.Anyone who’s ever been locked out of their metal car without a keyhole certainly didn’t spend the involuntary night in a hotel thinking: great, I’ll definitely install this awesome concept in my house.User0815 schrieb:
- "Light pollution" / over-illumination: up&downlights every 1.50m (5 feet) along all exterior walls,I could imagine that some municipalities will learn from this and implement adaptive street lighting that measures ambient light and dims itself when the private lighting alone is sufficient.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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11ant schrieb:
a You happen to be touching on my area of expertise. The key point is the network topology: a structured star wiring system provides a fundamental basis on which protocols and so on can easily change. Most ISDN outlets are quickly replaced with suitable sockets; the relatively worst problem exists at layer eight (in the form of the bundled careless twisting aside of the white wires). In very rare cases, what is inside the wall is truly worthless – but often a layperson is overwhelmed when trying to fix it. What does the expert intend to do with four unshielded wires, other than to remove them?
11ant schrieb:
Whoever has ever been locked out of their car without a metal keyholeThat has never happened to me. And who would lose an RFID chip between their thumb and index finger anyway?guckuck2 schrieb:
What is the specialist supposed to do with four unshielded wires other than remove them?The person who originally installed them was hopefully also a specialist and laid the four wires properly(!) inside a conduit. So you just pull a new cable through the conduit—and voilà, the system works.H
hampshire15 Nov 2019 17:20Joedreck schrieb:
Self-financed from saved confirmation moneySorry, that’s really good.The "building mistakes" of tomorrow are often trends or technically outdated solutions:
- Walk-in closets at all costs, for example as a dead-end off the bedroom
- Heating systems using fossil fuels
- Excessive sealed surfaces
- All the parking space which hopefully won’t be needed anymore
- Living rooms designed around a television
- What suddenly turns out to be unhealthy – perhaps forced ventilation systems
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