PHOENIX THOTTAM:     UPDATED 2019 & Current Westside Los Angeles Architecture and Interior Design Trends (click ‘Continue Reading’ below)

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Outdoor Living:

Not just the outdoors but blurring the line between indoor and outdoor space -that they flow seamlessly

• Deck, patios, courtyards
• Outdoor kitchens and fully furnished outdoor rooms
• Pools and Spas

 

Open Floor Plan:

The open space plan is now mainstream and will continue as the new norm. Kitchens remain a focus of household activities. Formal living rooms and dining rooms are disappearing,replaced by great rooms, dens, and open-space layouts. This allows for:

• Family connectivity and interaction, communal activity areas, and entertaining at home

 

-With that trend, we have created our need for:

 

Quiet spaces:

These are now crucial for our wellbeing. A place to escape whether it’s so make a quiet phone call or for some peace and quiet.

• “library” room/ reading nook
• yoga and meditation spaces
• indoor or outdoor sanctuaries, courtyards and indoor gardens.
• Freestanding baths and bath as relaxing space

o    Bathtubs have become a focal point, and the more sculptural the better.

 

Material and Colors:

• Bold colors: Blues, Reds and Teals
• Use of natural material is back- wood, concrete, marble and granite

 

Multiple Master Suites:

• Multi-generational home
• Friends and colleagues who share a house in order to afford real estate in a desirable area

 

Work from Home:

Changing and flexible work patterns and technology advancements has increased the need for:

• Home offices
• Creating multiple spaces throughout the home that can be used to work

 

 

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Garage Conversions:

• Accessory Dwelling Units
• Additional living space
• A recreation room that integrates with the outdoors

Universal Design:

Will be taken a lot more seriously as the majority of baby boomers will have turned 65 over the next ten years.

• Accessibility features throughout the home, no level changes between rooms
• At least one bedroom on 1s t floor
• Creating access to the home without steps
• Curb-less showers

Sustainable Homes:

Many people are looking to the future and installing technology to create sustainable environmEmts within their homes. Sustainability has been a growing trend and it will continue at a much higher velocity as the technology is more affordable: These are the things that seem to first come up most:

• Solar panels/ Tesla batteries
• Passive heating and cooling
• Sustainable landscaping and water conservation

Healthy Home and Wellbeing:

Increased focus on a healthy home environment.

• Indoor air quality- using nontoxic materials
• Water quality
• Natural light

Technology:

Charging stations/ home for our devices/integrated USB outlets.

Smart Homes:

• Lighting control systems
• Smart thermostats
• Smart entry systems
• Technology in the bathrooms and kitchens
• Spas and pools controlled by your phone or iPad