Hill made the comments in a live discussion hosted by Dezeen about the future of housing. It was organised in conjunction with House by Urban Splash.
Hill said that buyers were increasingly looking for homes with a variety of different rooms for different activities rather than large, open multipurpose spaces.
Readers seem relieved. One said Yes! The end of modernism is nigh! .
Other stories in this week s newsletter include a design installation for the Spice & Barley gastro lounge in Bangkok, a solar and electric vehicle with a range of up to 1,000 miles on a full battery and a monolithic house in the town of Tegna, Switzerland.
The modular sofa has been designed for comfortable support with angled armrests and deep seats.
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Top 10 staircases of the year feature in today s Dezeen Weekly newsletter
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando made the list with a pair of giant, concrete helical staircases that twist around the centre of the He Art Museum in Guangdong, China. The staircases are housed in a central courtyard and spiral upwards to connect all four floors.
The roundup also includes a staircase that doubles as a climbing wall and a flower-like staircase with petal-shaped steps.
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