Archipod attempts to reinvent the concept of a traditional home office by bringing modern workspace and a peaceful working environment straight to your backyard.
Each garden office comes with an ergonomic semicircular computer desk, concealed background mood lighting, electric heater, smoke alarm, data ports and electrical outlets.
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heather
o.O i want one <3
Feb 18th, 2010
yh
It kind of reminds me of a coconut.
Feb 18th, 2010
Enrique Ramírez
Throw in some good audio system and I’m sold!
Feb 18th, 2010
Sky_pirate
I would LOVE one of those… It looks so cozy!
Feb 18th, 2010
unDave™
Looks some Dragon Ball inspired lol.
-by unDave™
Feb 18th, 2010
Reyndoo
Very love it, so cozy!!! :p
Feb 19th, 2010
MochiPu
I need one XD
Feb 19th, 2010
Fika
cool….. ^^
Feb 19th, 2010
ajayjshah
@yh I agree, that’s the first thing I thought too.
Sweet though. Who wouldn’t want a quaint outdoor workspace?
Feb 19th, 2010
Curtis
Outside looks like a artistic coconut.
Inside looks like a luxury jail.
Feb 19th, 2010
DZRTJUL
Cool!!!
Feb 19th, 2010
RL Creative
Aww….it’s so awesome :) I don’t have even a Backyard, but if I would, then I would have definitly need this Modern Office :D
Feb 19th, 2010
Cheer
It seems dreary. I want more comfortable office chair, lower position of the ‘table’. And plants and colors.
But anyway it’s a good idea!
Feb 19th, 2010
AdrianLee
I wonder about the air ventilation inside… any air-conditioning?
Feb 19th, 2010
TrusteeD
Where is everyone? Think I’d get lonely
Feb 19th, 2010
Tony
@ AdrianLee ,
Surely it’d be possible to put some form of chimney/exhaust system to it ?
Good point though.
I think it’s a lovely looking little thing.
better than some wonky shed knocked up out of plywood.
Good for Writers/ designers who need to get out of the house and have somewhere quiet to work in peace but don;t have the space inside the house.
And when not in use, It blends nicely.
I like the shingles too, perhaps if they were done in an untreated hardwood they would go a lovely silvery colour over time.
Feb 19th, 2010
Ozgur bilir
Marvelous design…
Feb 19th, 2010
WillmaFingerdo
i would put on a sponge bob costume and jump out of it
Feb 19th, 2010
Al_One
Superbe, j’adore :)
WillmaFingerdo : +1 !!
Feb 19th, 2010
Den
I like it lots!
The only thing I’d like is a bigger window, so I can look out when I give my eyes a break from the screen…
And a mind blowing sound system, yeah!
It’s very unique anyway as it is!
Feb 19th, 2010
KidStrong
Reminds me somekind of Spongebob :) Who lives in a coconut back in the garden? :D
Nice idea, would like to have one too!
Feb 19th, 2010
sebastian
the windows are so tiny! why call it an garden office? you cant see the garden, lol. why not have 360 dgre windows? this archipod could be set up in your garage, you almost wouldnt be able to tell the diff.
Feb 19th, 2010
ThomasK
@unDave
DragonBall was the first thing that yome to my mind, too.
very nice idea for home office, but a good audio system is totally neccessary :D
Feb 19th, 2010
Dude
Seems almost reminiscent of Myst/Riven games…
Feb 19th, 2010
Pikanator
OMG! Just like Myst!
Just add a bed, a bathroom, and a fridge, it would be perfect.
Feb 19th, 2010
chazzzz
need one, now !!!
Feb 19th, 2010
Diego
Nice , it looks like a Coconuts but it’s like a spaceship from the inside . . .
Feb 19th, 2010
Julie
Needs bigger windows I think! Let natural light in!
Feb 19th, 2010
delere
Aw. It’s so adorable. Reminds me of small portable domes made by a company in Waco out of concrete. This one is way nicer looking like something you really want to spend time in. I’d have to do something with the glaring white everything inside. Too sterile. But that is easy to fix.
Feb 19th, 2010
delere
It looks like there is a big skylight on the top, but I agree in that I’d want to see outside so more eye level windows.
Feb 19th, 2010
px42
I shall name it Death Star
Feb 19th, 2010
corey
Where do you go to the bathroom?
Feb 19th, 2010
some guy
i bet if you brought a couple blunts in there itd hotbox nice
Feb 19th, 2010
Bruce
I’ll take 2… I always wanted a big pair of boobs to be in all day long. One for file storage the other as a meditation pod.
Don’t know if I’d get any work done but as a game room or zen yoga space or flotation pool, it could work.
Feb 19th, 2010
Jorge
Cool! I want one…
Feb 19th, 2010
Mask
the little port hole window made me smile.
it would also compell me to paint it yellow and call it a submarine, but hey, thats just me.
where do i buy this?
Feb 19th, 2010
JHG
Looks really interesting! Why not if you have a garden… and an iMac!
Feb 19th, 2010
Sam
Reminded me of a hobbit house, kinda. haha
Feb 19th, 2010
anna
nice office ulike mine…..
Feb 19th, 2010
perfect101coco
i think it is cute it looks like a telly tubby is going to walk out any time.I think it looks really spacios it just needs some popcorn and a microwave. It would be a nice theater room or nice make-up room. I love it!
Feb 19th, 2010
ProLithic
Totally Cool, it stirs something in the Imagination, and feels very Cozy, Somehow familiar. I Want one, Really.
Feb 19th, 2010
Niyari
I thought poorly disguise spaceship when I saw it haha
Feb 19th, 2010
verbalista
Oh, I’m so jealous! The place is magic. I’m a writer and, even though I have a perfectly great home office, that place would give me the separation from my life (and distractions that call to me), that I need!!
Feb 19th, 2010
christopher haack
that looks extremely claustrophobic. why aren’t there any windows? FAIL.
Feb 20th, 2010
Kaplang
WOW I love it, I want one :)
Feb 20th, 2010
gooray
This is an awful building, just made in order to fulfill their satisfaction. I could not see any point about why it is round or covered with that woodish material. Also it is absolutely NOT modern. Unfortunately putting an iMac does not make anything modern. Just an ornament, something interesting. That’s all. Bad architecture.
Feb 20th, 2010
theguy
id like to have it so my desk would face towards the door, and yes windows, other then that, awesomeness!
Feb 20th, 2010
Karin L.
Absolutely fantabulous!!!
Feb 20th, 2010
Critical Eye
Looks good in the context of a design forum. I’m not sure if I’d actually put one in my back yard, though.
Feb 21st, 2010
DLGimages
This is a true 21st century potting shed! I would have one of these in a heart beat !!!
Feb 21st, 2010
o more joy
Does this have wheelchair access?
I would need file cabinets and a bookshelf, and would love a similar area for serious crafts projects. Also tiny but functional bathroom would be nice, and a cozy chair for reading or working collaboratively with someone.
But ultimately I love it!
Feb 21st, 2010
Roche One
Great if you are not claustrophobic
Feb 21st, 2010
MrPGN123
I want 5, 1 for my back door, 1 for my front door and the rest for gifts! I hope they are not too expensive!
Feb 21st, 2010
Corrine
It’s a neat idea but the inside is way too sterile looking. I think I would die a little on the inside every time I stepped into that coconut.
Feb 21st, 2010
naysayer
Seriously? You put a toilet in there and it would be an over-designed outhouse. There is nothing about this that resembles an office except the computer.
And is there a reason for the pod shape and porthole window? If you take the desk out it would look like a room where you would keep a psych patient who should be kept away from sharp things.
Feb 22nd, 2010
Reilly
I’d love one… just need more of a backyard…
Feb 22nd, 2010
Mike
I NEED one of these! Oh the solitude, peace and quiet.
Feb 22nd, 2010
Mike
What is the purpose of being round except to make the structure much more difficult to build?
Feb 22nd, 2010
Debra
I agree, it does look like a coconut, but I’d still like to have one. It looks so calm and distraction proof!
Feb 23rd, 2010
Russell Halliwell
This is a perfect answer to my problem want something in the garden that is an office but does not look like a shed that is practical and interesting to look at. Perfect
Feb 23rd, 2010
Max
Yeah, no. Too round. I need more pacing space than that. But it does make me crave a mounds bar.
Feb 23rd, 2010
Dan
Just like a MAC this workspace is pretty, cool and completely impractical. Also, the only good reason to have one is point out how ‘cool’ you are or because you lack skills making you able to work in a normal environment.
Feb 23rd, 2010
Henry
Dan, why do giant outdoor coconuts always bring out people’s self-esteem issues?
Feb 24th, 2010
Daniel Bidmon
I love it!
Feb 24th, 2010
Nigel Lamb
Perfect for the bottom of the garden. And being round I can think of lots of other things I could put in there just to finish if of perfectly.
Feb 24th, 2010
axiom
well, if i’d put something like that in my garden, i’d want a bigger window than that porthole
Feb 24th, 2010
dino
Awesomeness
Feb 24th, 2010
Steve
I need one ;-) ….but without the apple pc ;-) …crap maschine who cost to much with bad support.
Feb 24th, 2010
Susanna Jade
way cool, I want one yes, but with more windows please!
Feb 24th, 2010
Cheshire
You built a spherical shed. Good job… I’m having a hard time seeing the point.
Feb 24th, 2010
Mikat1
Lol i would love to have an office like room like that.
Feb 24th, 2010
Fudge-o
who lives in a pineapple under the sea!
Feb 24th, 2010
Seb
This is really awesome !!!
(And maybe even affordable ?)
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Feb 25th, 2010
John Watters
Does it come with wheels? Beats a Prius and if it can double as a car, it may be the first I have found I can go to the bathroom in!
Feb 26th, 2010
rod rodriguez
I like this, what an awesome idea! hahahaha…
Mar 3rd, 2010
Ron
Super Kool Awesomeness
Mar 14th, 2010
Ed
Genius! A space to call your own! How Cozy it must feel. I especially love the hatch door and the attention to detail of the paving path circulating around it. I would say it cost a pretty penny or two, and quite a bit of effort and planning to say the least so Kudos to you, all those other smart arses would just never bother making their dreams.
I can imagine the rain on the enter dome being very soothing then watching the fluffy clouds go by above you like your floating in the sky.
Apr 2nd, 2010
Ed
holy bat caves, i just clcked on the link you can buy it for 12,000 pounds!!!!!!
eh no thanks.
Apr 2nd, 2010
Bear
I like the concept but would want lots more air! Perhaps a drop down flyscreen to let air and light in so it wasn’t so claustrophic!
Apr 5th, 2010
Nikopol
Nice , if only the door would open sidewayas
Apr 14th, 2010
aaron
actually, in building a spherical building such as this, it is normally composed of many small triangles and is actually a lot cheaper and uses less materials than would a normal house of the same size.
Apr 19th, 2010
Domus
Love it, maybe having a backyard to put it on!
Dec 7th, 2010