kjw Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 An architect has come up with a novel method to help London’s homeless. James Furzer designed a series of off-the-ground pods to give homeless individuals, of which there are more than 750 on any given night in London, a safe space to sleep and shelter from the British weather. The 26-year-old architect’s project, titled ‘Home for the Homeless’, won the top prize in Farko’s Space for New Visions competition and has been lauded for its imaginative design. [more at link] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/architect-designs-awardwinning-floating-pods-to-shelter-londons-homeless-from-elements-10414041.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OurDayWillCome Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Don't let the London slumlords see this. Sheds with beds will become pods over heads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy_renting Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Ah, so now homeless people are reduced to being an interesting design feature for up and coming architects. And exactly whose buildings will these things be attached? And why do they have to be off the ground? And exactly how resilient will plywood structures be to the abuse that some (not all) homeless people might subject them to? Utterly pointless and impractical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erat_forte Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Perhaps £150k for a mooring license from the council, plus £500 a month rental to the owner of the attachment point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie_George Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 (edited) This is not new. Edited July 25, 2015 by Eddie_George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porca misèria Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 At 26 he must be too young to remember where London's homeless used to live. Places like under the Embankment. Are the numbers really down to around 750? In a place the size of London I'd imagine there'd be more than that sleeping out on any given night, not because they're homeless but because they're away from home and en route to somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long time lurking Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 How quaint a smack head on the windowsill it will be the must have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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