Comments on: Eco-pods by Howeler + Yoon Architectureand Squared Design Lab

By: guest

guest — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:59:46 +0000

oh gosh you are in deed a very negative person. i don't see anything wrong with trying to fantasize, or indeed just trying to visualized an idea. i would prefer to see this "generic" project instead of mass produced generic walmarts. i wonder how your work looks like. do you even have ideas?

By: John in Michigan, USA

John in Michigan, USA — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:11:03 +0000

Many plants have evolved naturally to occupy vertical spaces VERY efficiently, without the need for a manic, wanky, anime-inspired block stacker bot to “optimize” their efficiency while creating the illusion of activity to distract the lumpen proles. This bot will consume mass amounts of energy to build and operate, so that the pods can average maybe 5% more time in the sun than if you just left them alone? PUH-lease)

Since we’re just imagining all this, why not at least imagine an algae-ivy hybrid that knows how to climb structures naturally, and can be harvested when construction resumes?

This design represents everything that is wrong with the Green Jobs meme. It is a mockery of everything that bio-engineering/bio-design *should* stand for.

By: trimtab21

trimtab21 — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:10:47 +0000

this would make eviction sooooo easy for landlords – just grab the pod and chuck it in the river – bye bye.

By: Bassem S.

Bassem S. — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:51:30 +0000

no disrespect to the people that dont like this idea but… this project is genius it seems like some cities would need this just to keep the air clean. think of all the cars that pass by one intersection a day!! this isn’t just a good design, but also a functional one!! think about it!

B.S.

By: Moll

Moll — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:26:37 +0000

… it's not a cartoon … it is a real building !..

… it will be a terrible sight i think …