Comments on: The Lifepod: Yurt of the Future for the Modern Nomad http://inhabitat.com/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 18 May 2013 14:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: rodyates http://inhabitat.com/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-297172 rodyates Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:34:39 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/05/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/#comment-297172 Just look at Buckminster Fullers concepts for a Dymaxion House, utilising unusable industrial capacity in the Aircraft industry at the end of the Second World War, and you will see the basis of a better solution. Lifepod a great name for the concept, but lets consider the affordability cost per unit, the delivery cost, the utility "cost" to make it workable. Apart from all that, consider that humans are so prone to want familiar shapes and forms, not so much "style-stuff" that just stretches the imagination. The most logical engineering solutions seem to be missing. Finally, if it needs a container to move it in, consider that the container has to be deliverable,and then returned or reserved for the next relocation. Why not make the container the key component, or the alternative, do without the container completely. Suddenly, we have the standard portable building, which is too cumbersome to deliver to disaster zones,by road transport and certainly not by air. Sorry, but there are simpler more practical and affordable solutions, and even mine are 20 years old or more. Just look at Buckminster Fullers concepts for a Dymaxion House, utilising unusable industrial capacity in the Aircraft industry at the end of the Second World War, and you will see the basis of a better solution. Lifepod a great name for the concept, but lets consider the affordability cost per unit, the delivery cost, the utility “cost” to make it workable. Apart from all that, consider that humans are so prone to want familiar shapes and forms, not so much “style-stuff” that just stretches the imagination. The most logical engineering solutions seem to be missing.
Finally, if it needs a container to move it in, consider that the container has to be deliverable,and then returned or reserved for the next relocation. Why not make the container the
key component, or the alternative, do without the container completely. Suddenly, we have the standard portable building, which is too cumbersome to deliver to disaster zones,by road transport and certainly not by air.
Sorry, but there are simpler more practical and affordable solutions, and even mine are 20 years old or more.

]]> By: pauldodo http://inhabitat.com/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-294976 pauldodo Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:07:10 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/05/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/#comment-294976 Oh dear- 'All the modular pieces fit into a 40 ft container and can be shipped anywhere around the world. Using state-of-the-art technology, you and your Lifepod can roam the world un-tethered and off-the-grid.' Erm, just look at that statement for a few moments, Per-lease!! How on earth is this sustainable or practical for 'nomads'? This inappropriate nonesense dressed in buzz words makes my soul weep.... Oh dear- ‘All the modular pieces fit into a 40 ft container and can be shipped anywhere around the world. Using state-of-the-art technology, you and your Lifepod can roam the world un-tethered and off-the-grid.’ Erm, just look at that statement for a few moments, Per-lease!! How on earth is this sustainable or practical for ‘nomads’? This inappropriate nonesense dressed in buzz words makes my soul weep….

]]> By: bobsgirl http://inhabitat.com/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-294878 bobsgirl Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:12:22 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/05/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/#comment-294878 I think it is highly impractical, It doesn't appear to be easily transportable for a "nomadic" lifestyle as such. If wheels were added it would just be an RV wouldn't it? You need a shipping container to move it? Also I don't see any advantage to the minimalist design, in fact I think it is rather ugly. More like a scientific laboratory than something people would want to live in! I thought part of the whole modern design ethos was to have things blend in with their environment not stand out like sore thumbs! Just looks like a gimmick, that few, if any would find useful. I think it is highly impractical, It doesn’t appear to be easily transportable for a “nomadic” lifestyle as such. If wheels were added it would just be an RV wouldn’t it? You need a shipping container to move it?
Also I don’t see any advantage to the minimalist design, in fact I think it is rather ugly. More like a scientific laboratory than something people would want to live in! I thought part of the whole modern design ethos was to have things blend in with their environment not stand out like sore thumbs! Just looks like a gimmick, that few, if any would find useful.

]]> By: itswells http://inhabitat.com/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-99932 itswells Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:33:44 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/05/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/#comment-99932 Yes it's pretty, but tipere hits the nail on the head. Another aspect of its impracticality is the lack of privacy it offers. I understand it's part of the concept, but how many people have a private island or a patch of old growth forest with no one around for miles to occupy? It's a fantasy of retreat to an isolated and unspoiled nature, without considering the reality of living in the bush. For example, where will the human waste of the hypothetical residents go, into cyberspace? It all reminds me a bit of SUV advertisements in which those monstrous gas guzzlers are seen tearing up pristine mountains trails, the continued existence of which our gasoline-addicted society is jeopardizing. Yes it’s pretty, but tipere hits the nail on the head. Another aspect of its impracticality is the lack of privacy it offers. I understand it’s part of the concept, but how many people have a private island or a patch of old growth forest with no one around for miles to occupy? It’s a fantasy of retreat to an isolated and unspoiled nature, without considering the reality of living in the bush. For example, where will the human waste of the hypothetical residents go, into cyberspace? It all reminds me a bit of SUV advertisements in which those monstrous gas guzzlers are seen tearing up pristine mountains trails, the continued existence of which our gasoline-addicted society is jeopardizing.

]]> By: supersoyboy http://inhabitat.com/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-99930 supersoyboy Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:11:03 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/05/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/#comment-99930 where's does the water come from and where does the toilet flush to? where’s does the water come from and where does the toilet flush to?

]]> By: Monday LinkCrave: 09.08.2008 | GearCrave | The Mens Buying and Lifestyle Guide http://inhabitat.com/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-99904 Monday LinkCrave: 09.08.2008 | GearCrave | The Mens Buying and Lifestyle Guide Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:13:12 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/05/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/#comment-99904 [...] The home of the future?  The lifepod habitat can keep you sheltered in sky, sea and land. [inhabitat] [...] [...] The home of the future?  The lifepod habitat can keep you sheltered in sky, sea and land. [inhabitat] [...]

]]> By: tipere http://inhabitat.com/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-99406 tipere Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:50:19 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/05/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/#comment-99406 Seriously, when will city slickers stop thinking old growth forest is a spot to hang a big tub of white plaster... come on people ! Let's get real here... This shit has nothing to do with sustainable living... and for crying out loud, I'm a designer who actually lived in a yurt while travelling in Mongolia, this has zero to do witha yaourt. I mean, can I put this high tech automotive derivative material outerspace new age box on the back of a donkey ? At best, this is an office space in the backyard and I would probably have to pressure was the hell of it everyday just to keep it clean, especially in the fall... You people are really starting to forget about the reality. Seriously, when will city slickers stop thinking old growth forest is a spot to hang a big tub of white plaster… come on people ! Let’s get real here… This shit has nothing to do with sustainable living… and for crying out loud, I’m a designer who actually lived in a yurt while travelling in Mongolia, this has zero to do witha yaourt. I mean, can I put this high tech automotive derivative material outerspace new age box on the back of a donkey ?

At best, this is an office space in the backyard and I would probably have to pressure was the hell of it everyday just to keep it clean, especially in the fall…

You people are really starting to forget about the reality.

]]> By: ugocrazy http://inhabitat.com/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-99291 ugocrazy Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:27 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/05/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/#comment-99291 "adjust to the contours of their environs, rather than disfiguring the landscape to fit to the house" i like that it is pretty much what the natives did before europeans wife them off the grid. That module is most interresting indeed, i wonder how easy it is to assembles though. Suspending it in the air can't be easy. “adjust to the contours of their environs, rather than disfiguring the landscape to fit to the house”
i like that it is pretty much what the natives did before europeans wife them off the grid.
That module is most interresting indeed, i wonder how easy it is to assembles though. Suspending it in the air can’t be easy.

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