e
Look Inside This Automotive Engineer's Spherical Home/Office Pod
The fun of all spheres
British engineer Jag Virdie had a good run in the automotive design space, working for Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Lotus. In 2010 Virdie went rogue, forming his own company to develop an active wing system for cars; Jaguar Land Rover then purchased the technology.
Now retired, Virdie found a new challenge to tackle: Building a completely spherical structure that could be used as an office or crashpad. While attempting to wrestle usable space out of such an odd geometric shape might sound silly, Virdie's project is interesting to see from an engineering-challenge perspective, and he does tick off some benefits of spherical structures:
Through his new company, Conker Living, Virdie is offering the pods for sale for £21,000 (USD $27,421). He envisions them eventually being sold in a variety of styles and for a variety of settings.
Enter a caption (optional)
Enter a caption (optional)
Enter a caption (optional)
Enter a caption (optional)
Enter a caption (optional)
Enter a caption (optional)You can learn more here.
-
oFavorite This
-
Q2Comment
Directory Company Profiles
Core77
Industrial Design
Resources
Industrial Design
Resources
-
Core77 Directory
Find the Best Industrial Design CompaniesGo -
Formation Design Group
Formation is a product design + development company focused on human centered design innovation. To ...
-
Fresco Design
Fresco supports world-class brands with world-class design. Based in the Boston area, a leading inno...
-
Speck Design
Speck Design is a Silicon Valley product design and strategy consultancy. For twenty years Speck Des...
-
Bluemap Design
BlueMap design is a multi-disciplinary product development firm. Founded by Simon Yan in 2001, the f...
-
Open Design
We partner with teams to deliver fresh thinking and award winning products for passionate audiences....
-
Olivialand Studio
Olivialand Studio, founded by Olivia Blechschmidt, is a boutique industrial design consultancy that ...
-
Studio1642
Get the website and videos your business needs in weeks, not months. Enjoy personalized, high-qualit...
K
{Welcome
Create a Core77 Account
Already have an account? Sign In
By creating a Core77 account you confirm that you accept the Terms of Use
K
Reset Password
Please enter your email and we will send an email to reset your password.
Comments
Looks gorgeous,i wonder if there is a solution for heating/cooling that doesn't destroy the aesthetic.
Passive solar piping under a thin membrane could handle the heating but I have no idea how you'd cool it off. Geothermal connected through the base supports, maybe.