# Outdoorsy Interior Designs The Innovarchi 'Future House' Blurs the Boundaries of In and Out By Amelia Roblin | Published 2010-09-29 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/innovarchi-future-house References: [freshome](http://freshome.com/2008/12/09/wooden-house-of-the-future-in-australia/) & [innovarchi.au](http://www.innovarchi.com.au/innovarchi.html) The [prefabricated](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drop-pod) Innovarchi 'Future House' was designed as a concept for the 'Built Environment House of the Future' exhibition, and exemplifies the structural establishment of the [indoor-outdoor relationship](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hedge-and-arbour-house). The project attempts to create a landscape for dwelling with the interchangeability of floor and roofing. Sustainable pine provides a sturdy shelter for the home where necessary, soaking up sunlight or rain appropriately to naturally warm and cool the indoor space. [Floor-to-ceiling glass window-walls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beaufort-bushland-retreat) are incorporated wherever possible in the Innovarchi 'Future House' providing a scenic view of the home's surroundings. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.2/10 - Popularity: 90% | Activity: 87% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Prefabricated Housing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new sustainable materials and construction methods to create affordable and eco-friendly prefabricated homes. - **Indoor-outdoor Integration:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design technology and materials that seamlessly integrate indoor and outdoor spaces, blurring the boundaries between the two. - **Sustainable Architecture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore innovative strategies and materials to create energy-efficient and environmentally friendly architectural designs. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Construction:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate advanced manufacturing techniques and sustainable materials to revolutionize the construction industry. - **Architecture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop cutting-edge design strategies and materials to create buildings that promote sustainability and indoor-outdoor connection. - **Real Estate:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Invest in and promote environmentally friendly housing solutions that prioritize indoor-outdoor integration and sustainability. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Contemporary Weatherized Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/acute-house.md) - [Forest Lantern Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iside-home.md) - [Curvaceous Privacy Wall Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kwk-promes-open-house.md) - [Contemporary Nature-Inspired Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nebo-house.md) - [Outdoor-Blended Summer Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/io-cabin.md) - [Landscape-Integrated Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-by-the-grove.md) - [Privacy Enhanced Minimal Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-open-house-1.md) - [Climate-Adaptive Tropical Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ocean-eye.md) - [Simple Material Family Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/openfield-house.md)