Understanding of IoT smart home environment based on the transformation of domestic interior spatial morphology: Case study of Beijing families

Abstract There are two difficulties in designing a future home for urban dwellers. First is the uneven understanding between physical built environment and everyday activities led by technological development. Second vague family living culture spatial arrangement of dwelling. The invention new digital technologies, such as big data, artificial intelligence (AI), internet things (IoT), has entirely transformed lifestyle gap technology promotion environments knowledge structures raised question how smart homes could be designed cities. Therefore, this paper, I examine transformation dwelling interior morphology Beijing families. Five typical families selected from 30 samples according to time residence, original housing typology, structure occupations. distinctiveness spatio-temporal distribution domestic found 1980s five families, which tend influenced macro changes socially, economically, politically technologically. nature IoT communication devices builds context-awareness system based on technology. argue that smartness achieved without cultural perspective, raises design strategy homes.