什么是“永远的家”?

什么是“永远的家”?

A forever home isn't just about aging in place. It's about designing a home that works for all phases of your life.

一个永远的家不仅仅是一个地方的老化。它是关于设计一个适合你生活各个阶段的家。

A living room should be comfortable and convenient. (Photo: Mark Siddall)

A house isn't just a place for you and the kids. With the right care and attention, designed correctly, it's where you'll create great memories, enjoy a long meaningful retirement and maintain your independence well into old age.

房子不只是你和孩子们住的地方。只要悉心照料，精心设计，你就能留下美好的回忆，享受一个有意义的漫长退休生活，并在老年时保持独立。

Mark Siddall created the 'forever home' concept. (Photo: Courtesy Mark Siddall)

Mark has a multi-point plan, which he outlined for Adam-Smith, and it doesn't start with the usual list of wide corridors and smart appliances. Instead, the terms mostly start with C. Let's start with contentment and character.

马克有一个为亚当-史密斯(Adam-Smith)制定的多点计划，它不像通常那样，一开始就有宽阔的走廊和智能家电。相反，这些术语大多以c开头。让我们从满足和个性开始。

There's also convenience, where he works out a layout and flow, control of noise and air and confidence that comes from building to the tough Passive House specification. (Passive House, or Passivhaus, is a tough standard that requires lots of insulation, high quality windows, tested air tightness and fresh air. Matt Hickman described the principles here.)

便利也很重要，他设计了一个布局和流程，噪音和空气的控制，以及从建筑到严格的被动房屋规范的信心。被动式房屋(Passivhaus)是一个严格的标准，它需要大量的隔热材料、高质量的窗户、经过测试的气密性和新鲜空气。马特·希克曼(Matt Hickman)在这里描述了这些原则。)

This is a fundamental problem in North America, where there are so few properties that one can buy and build on that are close to decent transit or amenities, so everybody drives everywhere. But most of Mark's Cs also would work for forever renovations.

这是北美的一个基本问题，在那里几乎没有什么房子可以买到，人们可以在上面盖房子，这些房子离交通便利设施很近，所以每个人都开车去任何地方。但马克的大部分Cs也可以用于永久性的翻新。

A 'futureproofed' kitchen. (Photo: Mark Siddall)

Then there are the Fs, which include futureproofing. Here again, the Passive House concept comes into play because the heating costs are negligible, and these houses don't require a lot of fancy, high-maintenance technology.

然后是Fs，它包括了未来防护。在这里，被动式房屋的概念再次发挥作用，因为供暖成本可以忽略不计，而且这些房屋不需要很多昂贵的、高维护技术。

This process looks at getting the right kinds of spaces and also thinking about how things might change over time. It also ties in with low-energy housing and Passivhaus, where energy bills can be fairly inconsequential, thus offering a level of financial independence once a mortgage has been paid off.

这个过程着眼于获得正确的空间类型，并考虑随着时间的推移事情可能会如何变化。它还与低能耗住宅和被动式节能屋紧密相连，在这些地方，能源账单可能是相当无关紧要的，因此，一旦还清了抵押贷款，就能提供一定程度的财务独立。

That also can bring financial peace, the freedom from energy bills. Right now in the U.K., energy poverty is a big deal, with people having to decide whether to eat or turn the heat on.

这也可以带来金融和平，和能源的自由。现在在英国在美国，能源匮乏是个大问题，人们必须决定是吃东西还是开暖气。

Finally, he talks about how a homeowner also should be a faithful custodian.

最后，他谈到一个房主也应该是一个忠实的监护人。

Building your own home is a daunting task, and if you're going to do it, it should be with forever in mind. Mark Siddall gives us some serious food for thought. You can learn more at Siddall's work-in-progress website, Forever Home Lifestyle.

建造自己的家是一项艰巨的任务，如果你要去做，它应该永远铭记在心。马克给了我们一些严肃的思考。你可以在Siddall的工作网站上了解更多，永远的家庭生活。