Habio is a digital system designed around older adults living independently to help them extract maximum benefits from the emerging smart home technologies. The intent of the project was to understand how contemporary older adults use their existing physical, censorial and cognitive abilities to perform activities of daily living; and use that as a basis to inform a vocabulary of interactions which are not new for them to learn but are an extension of their existing abilities. The core essence of every concept was to enhance the functional capabilities while embracing the limitations of older adults.