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.