I was skimming through one of my favorite magazines called Architectural Review, and I noticed a really cool article entitled "Tubular Troglodytes." I couldn’t find the article online, but I did some research on the architect and discovered a hotel in Linz, Austria with the name of dasparkhotel. Some of the website is in German, so I found the Google Translator somewhat (not completely) helpful. From what I understand, Dasparkhotel is a concept creation of Andrea Strauss.
As far as accomodations, this place isn’t that bad! You get a double bed, fresh blankets (or sleeping bags–can’t tell from the translation), lighting, moon/day light hole in ceiling, stow-a-way space beneath the bed, 220 V power connection, and an internet connection. Further, the surrounding area has toilets, showers, and a minibar & cafe.
Each tubular hotel room was created with redesigned, standardized sewer pipes, with a diameter large enough for normal people to stand up. Reservations for a "room" can be made online, and you use a code received via email to access the room. Apparently, the pay rate is "pay as you wish." I couldn’t discover whether the surrounding area services (toilet, minibar, shower, & cafeteria) were "pay as you wish"–meaning if you use it, you pay for it–or the actual hotel tube was "pay as you wish"–choose the amount and pay it. Regardless, I think this is a great idea!
Very cool. Makes me want to take a trip to Austria…In the summer. It doesn’t look like they are heated. Not that I think my wife would go for it, even in the summer.
Dasparkhotel was recently featured on Inhabitat.
The Orb Steps Up for a Younger Generation
I think this thing is incredible. It would be nice if someone here in the U.S. would put something like THE ORB into production. According to the company’s website, The Orb is a new generation of mobile structures created specifically to fire the imagi…
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An excellent concept for Governments globally to assist the homeless and destitute.