Comments on: The Lifepod: Yurt of the Future for the Modern Nomad http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/05/kyu-che-lifepod-yurt-of-the-future/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:39:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: itswellshttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/05/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: supersoyboyhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/05/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 Guidehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/05/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: tiperehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/05/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: ugocrazyhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/05/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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