The Impact of home based work on the living environment and their implications on house and housing designs in future

Abstract

Home has become a fundamental necessity of all human beings. Once a house is built, they become highly attached to it and it becomes a part of their life. In the early days the house was primarily used for dwelling. This situation has changed considerably over the years. Most people conduct Home Based Work ( HBW)/ Home Based Economic Activity (HBEAs) with in their premises in order to improve their economy. This gives a commercial facade to the house environment and this should be considered as a positive developing phenomenon in the world. To conduct HBW/HBEAs the occupants have done various changes, modification adaptations to their homes. As a result, social and spatial conflicts arose. People lost their privacy and security. This situation would become more critical in the future. If the original home design was flexible it was possible to modify the house without affecting people privacy and security Thus it is the responsibility of the designer to think deeply about the present trend and economic adopt a new design criteria for their houses in the future which would help both activities to function without a conflict.