Sleepbox for 40 winks in a mobile box
Sleepboxes can be installed at train stations, airports, and shopping centers.
(Credit: Arch Group)With more devices dedicated to the sleep-deprived on the move, the Sleepbox is one concept I'm rooting for. It's probably not for the claustrophobic, given its box-like interior, but it draws inspiration from Japan's capsule hotels.
Parked along stretches of an airport, this private nap space would be a boon for Economy Class overnighters lacking access to a Business or First Class lounge with sleeping facilities. Not all of us plebs are that fortunate, and usually have to make do with stretching out on awkward plastic seats.
Russian architect team Arch Group, thinking out of the box, has attempted to make its Sleepbox as comfy and sanitary as possible. The bed comprises a soft, flexible strip of foamed polymer with a surface of pulp tissue. The sheets are changed via a roller-like conveyer belt system, similar to the roller seat covers in bathrooms.
There's also Wi-Fi, an LCD display, sockets for charging laptops and mobile devices, a storage area to stash your luggage, and an alarm for keeping tabs on your allotted nap time.
The plan is for travelers to rent these 6.5 foot by 4.5 foot by 7.5 foot Sleepboxes for 15-minute slots or longer. This sleeps one, and hopefully stays that way. More photos after the jump.
A view of one end of the Sleepbox.
(Credit: Arch Group)
And the other end.
(Credit: Arch Group)
Light ons, lights off.
(Credit: Arch Group)(Source: Crave Asia via Dezeen)
So if the Sleep Box is a rockin', don't come a knockin'...?
- by spacydog November 12, 2009 7:44 PM PST
- How much are they planning to charge per 15 minute slot?
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