There's a new mobile, ecofriendly home popping up places in Hong Kong. Created to help solve the city’s problem with real estate prices. Called the ALPOD, it promises city dwellers more freedom on how they want to live and where. This high-tech pod house was created by representatives from AluHouse, James Law Cybertecture, and Arup.
This light weight ecohouse is made of aluminum, so it is easy to move from one place to another. This also means it can be recycled once the house is no longer useable. It is adaptable to many climates, it insulates and against heat, and is corrosion and fire resistance. These houses are estimated to last 50 years while still being structurally durable.
The house is small, measuring in at 480 square feet (43 square meters), with floors of wood laminate. There is a fairly open floorplan, with a bathroom, kitchen, a living room, and a dining area that doubles as a bedroom. It has many skylights and full-height sliding doors to provide natural lighting, while built-in LED lights are there for night time.
As for solving the problem of the city’s real estate prices and overcrowding, these pod houses can be stacked together to form a skyscraper.
This light weight ecohouse is made of aluminum, so it is easy to move from one place to another. This also means it can be recycled once the house is no longer useable. It is adaptable to many climates, it insulates and against heat, and is corrosion and fire resistance. These houses are estimated to last 50 years while still being structurally durable.
The house is small, measuring in at 480 square feet (43 square meters), with floors of wood laminate. There is a fairly open floorplan, with a bathroom, kitchen, a living room, and a dining area that doubles as a bedroom. It has many skylights and full-height sliding doors to provide natural lighting, while built-in LED lights are there for night time.
As for solving the problem of the city’s real estate prices and overcrowding, these pod houses can be stacked together to form a skyscraper.
If you wish to see the pod, and you happen to be in Hong Kong, you can see it in Kowloon Park at the Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism \ Architecture. The event has the theme of VISIONS 2050 –Lifestyle and the City. You can see it from December 11, 2015 to Feburary 28, 2016.
Here's a map as to around where Kowloon Park is.