18.11.09

The 'Sleepbox'

Dezeen magazine has recently picked-up on Russia’s Arch Group’s ‘Sleepbox’.

 

[A] booth for taking a quick nap in busy urban environments’… it’s aimed at typically frenzied urban interchanges – so, railways stations, airports but also shopping centres.

 

There’s a definite novelty there, and I could image it working in some places akin to the Japanese capsule hotel …however I’m a tad cynical. I don’t think it’s quite the answer for those looking for a respite in busy urban spaces…