What if? Uncover Creative Solutions.

As we consider the possibilities of the future, it’s critical we deliberately step outside conventional thinking to foster innovation, challenge assumptions, and uncover creative solutions.

We’re inviting you to suspend disbelief and explore a somewhat wild, generative future that pushes our imagination beyond incremental change. Below, you'll find a design questionnaire from the year 2040, where residential design has been reimagined through the lens of biological integration.

Remember, not prediction. Possibility.

Thank you for scheduling your Living Home™ design consultation! Before we meet, please review this preliminary questionnaire as it will help us understand your symbiotic preferences. We are excited to grow your dream home with you!

YOUR LIVING HOME DESIGN PROFILE

Environmental Integration

Choose your preferred biological maintenance system:

• Nature's Theater (Visible self-repair processes with bioluminescent indicators)

• Hidden Harmony (Repairs happen within the living walls - out of sight)

• Quiet Gardener (Stealth drone swarms that work only at night) ​

Resource Cycling

Circle your waste-to-resource preferences:

• Master Chef (Kitchen waste powers your home's 3D printing system)

• Water Wizard (Grey water feeds living walls and rooftop gardens)

• Full Circle (Complete biological conversion of all household waste) ​

Community Connection

How would you like your home to interact with the neighborhood's biological network?

• Resource Sharer (Actively trades processed materials with neighbors)

• Independent Organism (Self-contained systems with minimal external exchange)

• Community Hub (Your home helps process neighborhood biological resources)

Living Materials Selection

Pick your primary building symbiotes:

• Mycelium Maven (Fungal networks for sensing and repair)

• Hemp Harmony (Rapid-growing structural materials)

• Algae Alliance (Photosynthetic walls for oxygen and energy) ​

Climate Response

Choose your homeostatic facade personality:

• The Chameleon (Rapid color and texture changes)

• The Respirator (Breathing walls that optimize air quality)

• The Shield (Protective layers that anticipate weather events)

Special Requests

We can accommodate wild ideas! Check any that interest you:

• Bioluminescent mood lighting grown from engineered fungi

• Living art walls that evolve based on seasons

• Room additions through guided growth

NEXT STEPS:

Our biological architects will review your preferences and prepare living material samples for your in-person consultation. Ready to grow the home of your dreams?

Best regards,

Your Living Architecture Team

P.S. Please note that all our biological systems are certified by the International Living Buildings Council and come with a full genetic warranty. Any unexpected mutations are covered under our comprehensive home insurance policy!

Use these questions to examine this new future (or any scenario!) and gain valuable insights about change, assumptions and possibilities:

1. What interesting possibilities or insights emerge when you engage with this future purely as an exercise in 'what if'?

2. Think this is crazy? Excellent! This is a great opportunity to ask yourself what specific assumptions you’re making about how the world works that cause you to dismiss this scenario.