miam11•1mo ago

Question about the shift from open floor plans to more defined rooms

I've been looking at floor plans from custom builders in Austin over the last five years. The big change I see is moving away from huge, open great rooms to designs with more separate spaces, like dedicated home offices and cozy libraries. A lot of people I talk to say they want quiet spots now after working from home so much. Has your builder mentioned this being a common request lately?

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taylor821mo ago

Wonder if it's also about having a place to hide the noise from all those smart speakers.

fiona_sullivan2913d ago

Oh man, I need that library just to hide from my own smart speakers. My Alexa keeps piping up with "By the way" and I'm like, no one asked you. A little quiet corner to fake-read a book while my devices gossip about the weather sounds perfect.

matthewh281mo ago

Wait, they're putting in actual libraries again? That feels so fancy and old school.