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The guest of the fifth episode of the podcast Smart Home Conversations by Somfy, hosted by Natalia Tur – is Anna Maria Sokołowska, interior designer and founder of the StodoLove brand. As she says – when she went to see a potential plot of land for purchase in 2017, she found her place on earth and fell in love with an old barn, which she decided to adapt to living conditions. In the episode, she will suggest, among other things, what challenges you should be ready for in this type of implementation, what legal aspects to pay attention to, whether you can adapt smart home solutions to an adapted barn, but she will also tell you why a barn. We also invite you to listen to the episode in the form of a podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5quj... Episode in a nutshell: What do you need to be ready for, what to pay attention to, what steps to take when deciding on this type of implementation? Four important steps to take – starting with using the help of professionals. Thanks to this, going through the whole process will be easier, correctly performed and more understandable. 1. Construction expertise - allows you to check the technical condition of the building and assess whether it is suitable for adaptation to living conditions. 2. Ground tests - performed by geotechnicians, allow you to assess the height of groundwater and what needs to be done to secure the building. 3. Local Spatial Development Plan - obtaining/checking it will allow you to assess whether we can adapt an existing building to living conditions in a given area. 4. The last, definitely non-technical - do not be afraid of this type of investment, be patient, prepare for a lot of work and perhaps a bumpy adventure, but the effect and goal are definitely worth it. How to adapt new technologies and smart home devices to this type of building? What is important is the fact that we have a whole package of possibilities to choose from, we do not have to limit ourselves. By creating an installation from scratch, we can use all the options available on the market, choosing what we need. However, if we already have the installations prepared, this is also not an obstacle. There are many devices that do not require an additional power supply, such as battery or accumulator devices, that can be used at any stage of the project.