1.08.2010

Working in a blob

Blob living pod by dmvA architects

dmvA, an architectural firm from Belgium, recently created this really neat mobile pod for the office of Xfactor Agencies. The goal was to build an office in the backyard of a residence, but their plans kept being rejected by the local authorities due to restrictive building regulations. Blob VB3, an egg-shaped mobile pod, was their answer to the rejection of their concept. By making it a mobile art piece that could be used as an office, the architects were able to get around the local codes and didn't even require a building permit.

Blob living pod by dmvA architects

This pod includes a bathroom in the back, a kitchen, a bed and a lot of storage spaces. I love that it looks like a giant egg. At 20 square meters (approx. 200 sq. ft.) it can be used as a office, a guest room, a modern take on a tree house, a camping shelter or a space within a space (like a conference room inside a loft office). Also, the fact that it's mobile makes it useful as an emergency shelter. There are so many possibilities!

Blob living pod by dmvA architects

Blob living pod by dmvA architects

Blob living pod by dmvA architects

source : apartment therapy | designboom | dmvA | Brecht
photography: vercruysse frederik, mick couwenbergh/rini van beek

1 comment:

  1. What a brilliant idea. This is all people need. Even better if it could be mobile. I don't believe it is suppose to be a permanent residence, but if it were, all I would suggest are more windows, the living room floor could be a sunken bed, and a secure rack for bicycles.

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