the Capsule

TECHNOLOGY AND TIME.


TECHNOLOGY
After looking into some of the most advanced and trendy hotel designs (previous posts) -- what I learn't was that hotel designs are becoming a lot more technological based -

-the process of checking in, 
-the functionality of getting to your room,
-the technology within your room; is all advancing. 

This is without a question a main element to my design. technology voice command functions? Convertible beds? robotics and technology?


TIME
Another element learnt from my research, is the impact of time on room function. Especially being in a city context, the entertainment sector (queen street, elizabeth street) provide the user with a place to play, and to some degree; a place to relax. The impact of the exterior context has a huge impact on the time spent within the capsule. Essentially, the city is an active environment.

The capsule hotel is a place to slow down time, a place to rest for 9hrs and then continue with the fast pace journey in life.

short stay (overnight - 9hrs) = sleep and clean
long stay (2 nights max) = sleep, clean, eat, rest.

(other elements to be considered are storage and waste)



DIAGRAMS of spatial needs:


9HR POD:

2 NIGHT POD: