Comments on: INSTA-BALCONY http://inhabitat.com/insta-balcony/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 25 May 2013 19:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Tim http://inhabitat.com/insta-balcony/comment-page-1/#comment-1312 Tim Tue, 16 May 2006 22:22:19 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=82#comment-1312 I love this idea. I dont think this takes up space when its folded at all. I am designing a temporary stransportable shelter for my design class, and would love to have such balcony in that shelter. I love this idea. I dont think this takes up space when its folded at all. I am designing a temporary stransportable shelter for my design class, and would love to have such balcony in that shelter.

]]> By: Gunnar http://inhabitat.com/insta-balcony/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Gunnar Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:34:00 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=82#comment-108 Here in Stockholm Sweden you basically need to make hell freeze over to get a permit to build a balcony on any apartment facing a road. Since the insta-balcony is non-permanent its an excellent solution. It will sure piss the neighbours off but it does not violate any zoning restrictions the way I see it. Here in Stockholm Sweden you basically need to make hell freeze over to get a permit to build a balcony on any apartment facing a road. Since the insta-balcony is non-permanent its an excellent solution. It will sure piss the neighbours off but it does not violate any zoning restrictions the way I see it.

]]> By: shawn http://inhabitat.com/insta-balcony/comment-page-1/#comment-107 shawn Sun, 27 Nov 2005 02:08:00 +0000 http://www.vineetsc.com/wp_inhabitat/wordpress/?p=82#comment-107 Uh...why not just build a balcony with a door on it? A murphy bed makes sense because folding it up saves inhabitable space when you're not using it. Unless you can use it to skirt around some zoning or legal issues preventing you from having a traditional balcony, I don't really see what advantages it has over a normal balcony with a door. Infact, from the drawings on the PDF, it looks like it actually takes up space inside your apartment when it's not in balcony mode. Now for real space efficiency, pay close attention to Bruce Willis' apartment in the movie The Fifth Element. There was some efficient, if not claustrophobic, design. Uh…why not just build a balcony with a door on it? A murphy bed makes sense because folding it up saves inhabitable space when you’re not using it. Unless you can use it to skirt around some zoning or legal issues preventing you from having a traditional balcony, I don’t really see what advantages it has over a normal balcony with a door. Infact, from the drawings on the PDF, it looks like it actually takes up space inside your apartment when it’s not in balcony mode.

Now for real space efficiency, pay close attention to Bruce Willis’ apartment in the movie The Fifth Element. There was some efficient, if not claustrophobic, design.

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