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.