Home Office Work-Pod
Many people don’t have a spare room in their house that they can easily convert into a full-time office or workspace. Usually it’s a guest room, or a kids play room when it’s not a home-office. And that’s not optimal, since it can limit your design choices, and more importantly, your workflow.
But, if you have a 2.1 square meter space in your backyard, your problems could be solved. OfficePOD Ltd is producing a small home-office “pod” that you can put in your backyard and use as your very own PERSONAL workspace. No more sharing your space with non-work related things.
As you can see from the pictures, two sides are transparent. While this will make the small workspace seem open, there are two big drawbacks – first, exterior light on screens will make them almost unusable – especially if you’re in a sunny climate. Also, if you put expensive computer equipment in the pod, and you happen to live in a “rough” part of town, I can easily see this being broken into. Perhaps some close-able blinds and/or heavily tinted window would help with both of those issues.
The interior is comfortable enough. There is good usage of space for storage and desktop area. It’s probably plenty for most home-office users, especially for ones that telecommute. OfficePOD’s website goes into the environmental and economic benefits for companies that provide these to employees.
The other drawbacks are power, heating/cooling, and zoning regulations. Depending on your power usage and your geographical climate, these could be a small to large obstacle.
All things considered, if I didn’t have a dedicated home office room, I’d seriously consider one of these PODs. I wonder if there’s a US company that does the same thing?
More photos can be found at OfficePOD.co.uk.
