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What Do Younger Children Want In A New Home



W


hen designing homes for       To address the issue of “secret   
families, homebuilders        underground passageways,” Pardee  
and architects are            Homes created a 6-foot high bed   
increasingly getting ideas and        that had the bedspreads and       
suggestions from children on what     blankets draped strategically to  
they want in their homes. In          enable several secret spaces. The 
fact, children have been found to     girl's room was equipped with an  
contribute significant ideas          adjacent secret room with         
towards making homes more             decorations that had an “Alice in 
kid-friendly. Many of these ideas     Wonderland” type mirror for a     
are not only imaginative, but         door.                             
also practical and help enhance                                         
the design and value of homes.        To address the desire for “spaces 
                                      to get away from annoying         
To demonstrate the point, Pardee      siblings,” Pardee Homes created a 
Homes, a Los Angeles based            crow's nest that popped through   
builder, designed a unique            the roof, which was attractively  
“family home” that it showcased       designed with windows and views   
at the 2004 International             on all four sides.                
Builders Show. This home’s design                                       
incorporated ideas gleaned from       Not surprisingly, these two       
focus groups of children under        features were a hit among         
the age of 12. Children in this       children. Although many of the    
age group consistently requested      ideas the children offered were   
two features, which included:         not practical, the two above      
                                      could be easily incorporated into 
1. Secret underground passageways     a home’s design. Some researchers 
2. Spaces to get away from            suggest that these types of       
annoying siblings                     design features can help ignite a 
                                      child’s imagination and fuel      



their curiosity.                      exactly what you are looking for. 
                                      Your agent should be able to      
If you are considering buying a       contact local homebuilders and    
home, condo or any other type of      find out which companies can      
real estate and want these types      incorporate your unique design    
of features in your home, then        requests into a home.             
let your real estate agent know       

                              




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