Abstract The 'Smart Home'is a strongly technology-driven field. While user-centered
requirements have been reported for specific features, a considerable gap persists for
design based on an everyday home context and the social and emotional nature of the
home. To address this, we present a user-centered design process to question and expand
narrow framings of energy-efficiency and smart control and consider the richness and variety
of the domestic context as design space for smart homes. Our three-step investigation …

Abstract The 'Smart Home'is a strongly technology-driven field. While user-centered
requirements have been reported for specific features, a considerable gap persists for
design based on an everyday home context and the social and emotional nature of the
home. To address this, we identify specific leverage points and functionalities for energy-
efficiency and smart control in a domestic context. A three-step investigation of user
requirements, employing cultural probing, participatory design fiction and focus groups …