04 Jul, 2016

Egg-shaped GreenPod office lets you work from almost anywhere

Green Building Materials, Construction & Design | UNITED STATES | 04 Jul, 2016
Published by : Eco Media Asia

Imagine the weather is gorgeous outside, and you are stuck at the indoor working station. The GreenPod "renewable high-tech" workspace could be the solutions you've been looking for. The Pre-order the Future project unveiled by Neste, is the conceptual egg-shaped workspace made from renewable materials and enable you to locate it nearly 'anywhere'.

The GreenPod created for both work and leisure comes with the freedom to pop up nearly anywhere, offered the comfortable and controlled environment of an working office space. It's egg-shaped surface is engineered to block outside noise, respond to weather changes, automatically charge all electronic devices,  and pull up on work files and data for the right person using facial recognition. A haptic feedback system would connect GreenPods globally.

The tagline for the project is “a private capsule in a public space,” which makes it sound like the GreenPod would be set up as a rentable workspace in public parks. However, it’s hard to see who would use the pod outside of wealthy clients, as the space inside looks limited to just two people. Since the project is conceptual, there’s also no mention yet of what “renewable materials” the capsule would use with nor how it would be operated.

“Public spaces are a great place to start the journey towards a renewable future. We are determined to create responsible choices every day,” said Osmo Kammonen, Neste’s Senior Vice President, Communications and Brand Marketing. The GreenPod is one of five competing proposals under consideration by the Preorder the Future project. The winning concept will be announced in September 2016 and will be developed as a real prototype.

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