23. Read and answer (questions 48, 49, 50)
Living space of the future
If all the criteria are met to design our living space in such a way that we feel comfortable, then the house of the future will still be a room with walls, floors and roofs, but it will be far more than just a room to live in. The building structure will no longer just fulfill the function of providing sufficient space, protecting against the cold or preventing heat loss. No, the building will have an influence on our overall well-being - our mental health, so to speak. The colors that surround us, the pictures on the walls, the view from the window - all of this is food for our brain and our nervous system.But that's not the only thing that will be important in the homes of tomorrow. Contact and proximity to othersPeople are also essential - especially for people who spend most of the day at home, such as pensioners. It's good for them not to live alone. At the same time, we need to be able to find places to retreat to when we need peace and quiet. Everyone should decide for themselves when and with whom they want to be in contact and when they prefer to be alone. This is also the reason why many architects do not consider houses that are completely automatically controlled to be desirable. You give up too much control and are at the mercy of the technology. The feeling of losing control doesn't make us happy, it might even scare us. We want to be able to determine our own living conditions.
■■ In future, living space will also fulfill this function,
