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Refrigerator-Reenvisioning Houses

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

This Japanese Concept Envisions Outdoor Refrigerator Access

— August 5, 2016 — Art & Design
A newly released Japanese accommodation concept takes the existing rule book surrounding residential living design and throws it out the window, specifically by envisioning a home design that shifts refrigerator access to the outside.

Devised by Fumie Shibata as part of a collaboration with Yamata Holdings, the appropriately named House With Refrigerator Access From the Outside was released as part of the House Vision Tokyo exhibition, which aims to encourage designers, architects and builders to think about the future of housing.

By shifting refrigerator access outside, this particular concept could make it possible to have people order fresh food deliveries. While this sounds like an audacious and unworkable idea at first, some stepped-up security systems could actually make this idea one to keep in mind for the future.

Trend Themes
1. Shifting-outside-refrigerator-access - Opportunity for companies to develop secure outdoor refrigerator systems for fresh food deliveries.
2. Future-of-housing-design - Opportunity for architects and builders to explore innovative concepts that challenge traditional residential living design.
3. Reimagining-residential-living - Opportunity for designers to break away from conventional rules and think outside the box when it comes to residential living spaces.
Industry Implications
1. Security-systems - Opportunity for security companies to develop advanced systems to protect outdoor refrigerators and ensure the safety of fresh food deliveries.
2. Food-delivery-services - Opportunity for food delivery companies to partner with residential properties and offer convenient fresh food delivery services.
3. Architecture-and-construction - Opportunity for architects and construction companies to collaborate on future housing projects that incorporate innovative design elements like outdoor refrigerator access.
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