Archipod creates curious garden office pod

3 February 2010 | by Gemma Battenbough

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It may look like a cross between an alien airship and a coconut, but Archipod’s garden office has a very practical agenda.


Responding to the changing way people work and advances in computer technology, the Pod is a “realistic alternative” to travelling to an office every day, the architects said.

Created mainly of FSC-certified timber, with heating that comes from an electric panel radiator, the Pod is a green, insulated and prefabricated in sections. It measures approximately three meters in diameter and has a height of two and a half meters.

The Pod is made to order and starts at around $21,000. This includes the insulated Pod, cedar shingles, door, window, glazed roof, foundations and full installation.



Tags: Archipod | Architects | FSC-certified timber | Garden | installation | office | Practical | prefabricated

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  1. jake | 20 February, 2010 at 09:57 AM
    The guy who designed this has the surname 'Sneesby' what he has designed is as unusual as his surname. Sadly it doesnt come off it looks ugly and at 12,000 is not cheap.
  2. krzystoff | 6 February, 2010 at 03:02 AM
    with the California Bungalow style timber shingles it's form is reminiscent of a pine cone -- perhaps to hide it away in the forest. as an 'architectural' piece, you have to wonder what were they thinking? perhaps it serves as creative inspiration for other designers -- there is surely nothing more inspiring than ugliness?
  3. Sweet | 3 February, 2010 at 04:44 PM
    Great, but why so ugly?

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