The Dimensions

Some ideas after building a mock up

Side Window
-two siding panels in glass
-tinted
-solar collector

Front exterior door
-slides into wall
-possibly on a arced track
-screen door on same track

Angled Ceiling to transition toward back
-padding at exit

Separate door or panel to separate bed area
(helpful when cold outside)

Fold down bench in changing area
-fold down table to watch tv and eat dinner

Hammock
-that works both as a bench and place for storage

Front area needs to be larger than mocked dimensions

Tv
-on ceiling
-folds down on track

Mirror in the changing area

Exterior hammock stand

Separates into two sections to fit into freight elevator

THE MOCK UP.

Lara van der Veen's solution for pod living

Refugee Camp Design

Interesting Housing Idea

Rooftop Wind Turbine

Here is a video showing a new idea for a wind turbine which could potentially be incorporated into our design.

Problem Statement

Given the need to step back and identify what we are actually trying to solve, and given that we had essentially already been working on the aesthetics of a solution with which we weren't fully comfortable, I thought it appropriate to write a problem statement to identify exactly what we were trying to find a solution to.

This should help us brainstorm on solutions and not limit us to one idea.

Helping backpackers who travel to urban cities find affordable sleeping conditions by providing a solution using empty rooftop space.

Needs

This is what we had on the white board the other day for needs

Needs

Must work on the roof of a building ( we will chose a specific location)

Self contained (electricity and HVAC)

Have both a sleeping pod and a restroom pod

Use Solar/Wind Power for Electricity

Use Thermal Collectors to Provide heat

Use water gathered for rain as primary water source

Be designed to be used primarily for sleeping

Have Storage for 1 or 2 bags

user uses an automated check in (single or double option available)

sinks/toilets/showers in separate unit

maybe have some open space possibly for lounging

needs atleast 3.5 ft above the bed

Mark Twain on Travel

I just thought this was a quote that fit the why we are doing what we are doing with this pod. 

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men (women) and things cannot be   acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.  - Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain

Urban Backpacker

This is a good place to start our visual profile for our young traveler.

Pretty sure I was talking about something like this the other day.

Inspiring Images

If the product is meant to stack, here are some images to help inspire how.

Camping in Times Square

This is our young traveler.

Rooftop Design Project

Parsons students created a rooftop educational facility.

Week 2

We are going forward with the idea of a pod-like hotel solution that can be used in a variety of locations. The solution may incorporate separate pods for things like bathrooms and storage and ideally the solution would be a modular collection to make it more applicable to that variety of locations.


Create visual profiles of users

Find inspirational images to help with sketch ideas and design solutions

Sketch ideas of pods thinking of how to incorporate storage and restrooms while also exploring how they integrate with each other. Some examples might be elevated or stacked pods and/or integrated or separate restrooms. Try to incorporate environmentally sustainable elements into the design when sketching.

I have heard of these before but they are still relevant

PODS

Maybe Airport Pod Hotels

People are already sleeping in airports, why not give them a little more safety for a small fee. Here is a whole site dedicated to the art of sleeping in airports Sleep in Airports. People are even sleeping in the DTW, it could be an opportunity to go do some more research. I'm sure I could convince my roommates to go sleep in the airport with me one night. 

Research Photos ( not our photos )

Capsules

Basic Capsule Layout

another design blog

www.psfk.com

Japanese Cubicle Hotels

This should be our inspiration for a concept, but look nothing like it. It looks like a hamster farm!

Cubicle Homes

Similar but bigger

Tiny Spaces

The Young Traveler Vs. The Business Commuter

this is a brainstorm on the physical needs of "the young traveler" and  "the business commuter"

Items the Young Traveler may be carrying with them

- phone

-wallet

-passport

-suitcase/backpack

-laptop?

-toothbrush

-books

-shoes

-clothes

Items the Young Traveler may need

-towels

-blankets

-storage (short or long term)

-outlets

-wi-fi

-shower

-sink

-bed

-earplugs

-sleep mask

Items the Business Commuter may be carrying with them

-phone

-wallet

-briefcase/laptop bag

-laptop

-shoes

-nice clothes

Items the Business Commuter may need

-towels

-blankets

-storage (short)

-outlets

-wi-fi

-shower

-sink

-bed

-alarm clock

-iron

-noisemaker 

-earplugs

-sleep mask

Week 1

Research

who's using it ?

(traveler, business man,?)

needs?

research on capsule hotels

sleep

stackable furniture

Initial Brainstorming

Temporary Structures

-portable restrooms/event tents
-event food pods/emerg. living pods

Wheelchair design/building access

Kit homes for refuge areas

Obesity Program

Utilitarian Shower

Timed Shower Head

Sleep Pods

Heat Identifiable Cookware

Collapsible Tupperware (like at bally)