Haha, the open design concept still leaves separate rooms such as bedrooms for privacy. If you do not wish to interact with your own family, hey, that’s your own private issue. But, “generally” speaking... we’re not talking about Grandma’s feather bed here.
Everyone enjoys sitting around a campfire. In the home, the TV is the campfire. The point of an open concept design is to afford more the opportunity to gather as a family and communicate. With any normal gathering, the crowd always tends to gather in the kitchen because one or two individuals (hostess and/or host) are “stuck” there preparing meals. In an open design, everyone can enjoy the company and the “campfire”.
Separate room design promotes anti-social hermits and ogres, but spin it however you feel fit. :-)
Open = feminine; closed = masculine.
Was. Nowadays people watch TV on their laptop or tablets. I rarely actually watch TV anymore on my TV.
We have a kitchen family room combo. So when we want to be together we stay there
That’s an addition to the original home. I like the separate rooms. I don’t want to watch all my husband’s sports shows nor does he want to watch mine