Undoubtedly, exactly the way of life, interests and prefers of the luxury properties’ buyers define the parameters of high-class properties around the world. Christie’s International Real Estate collects opinions of top brokers in order to present the last trends in luxury properties in the Annual report for 2017. Here there are:
Kitchen as a stage
Everyone who has had the pleasure of enjoying the view “master chef in action” will confirm that cooking is like a dance, therefore the kitchen is like a stage. The area that serves to prepare food in high-class properties increases progressively. More and more people start cooking at home and need the perfect conditions for the purpose. When they have fun, guests want to see their host in action, communicate and participate in what they do. That’s why home gatherings are mostly around the places where food and beverages are prepared, and design of these spaces must be tailored to that. A great kitchen has the power to unite the people who live in a home. It becomes a prerequisite for a healthier lifestyle and a full time spent together. Luxury property agents say the kitchen is an increasingly important factor in choosing a property. For today's buyer, this is the space in the home where he wants to meet with friends and family and proudly demonstrate his culinary skills.
The wardrobe: think global!
Just as the choice of property or art, in which owners invest presents them in front of the world, the wardrobe is an important part of the things which build their image in front of the social circle. That’s why the wardrobes increase their area progressively. Nowadays brokers say that big wardrobes are one of the things most people want when buying a new house. They are not small spaces, but whole separated rooms, used only for clothes and shoes.
Sport at home
The pursuit of a better and healthier lifestyle is the reason why more and more owners of luxury homes pay special attention to sports facilities and areas of activity in their home. Brokers talk about a property with an ice hockey field that goes directly from the owners' master bedroom, and from there the large pool in the backyard of the manor. Indoor basketball playgrounds were among the usual parameters of luxury properties around the world, but now we find it easy to transform into a sumptuous ballroom with chandeliers equipped with a sound system for spectacular events. Sports activity is important, and it's amazing how many high-class owners have creativity and ingenuity in how they integrate sports facilities into their homes, preserving the class and elegance of the luxury property.
Privacy and security
Beginning with the fortress ditch, security has always been one of the most distinctive features of important homes for centuries. Security systems nowadays are a real miracle of technology and are not accidentally designed by the great minds of former military specialists. Night vision surveillance cameras to protect the entire perimeter around the home, especially secure rooms, spare generators, reinforced doors, impervious windows, devices in the ceiling that spray special substances for temporary disposal of invaded intruders - these are just some of the developments in the arsenal to secure the modern home.