Podmakers Ltd

Isolation Office Pod

Isolation Office Pod
© Jeremy Fitter

ISOLATION OFFICE POD

Podmakers Ltd

ARCHITECTS
Podmakers Ltd

LEAD ARCHITECT
Dominic Ash

PHOTOGRAPHS
Jeremy Fitter

AREA
7 m²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Harrogate, United Kingdom

CATEGORY
Installations & Structures, Offices

Text description provided by architect.

Podmakers’ offers an enticing solution to working from home. With the prospect of extended isolation and the need to work from home, Podmakers’ Office Pod provides the answer to both.

Isolation Office Pod
© Jeremy Fitter
Isolation Office Pod
© Jeremy Fitter

In spring 2019 Podmakers installed an Office Pod in Yorkshire. The client was looking to escape the busy kitchen table for somewhere peaceful to work.

The Pod provided a haven of tranquility away from the distractions of home and family at the bottom of the garden.

Isolation Office Pod
© Jeremy Fitter
Isolation Office Pod
© Jeremy Fitter

Working from home can be distracting, unproductive and unfulfilling. The Office Pod allows you to escape the busy household to a peaceful environment, whilst maintaining social distancing.

Designed and crafted in the Gloucestershire countryside, the Escape Pod was born out of a desire to create a striking outdoor structure.

Isolation Office Pod
© Jeremy Fitter
Isolation Office Pod
© Jeremy Fitter

One that nestles into its environment, is contemporary in style and provides a quiet workspace within the home.

Prefabrication in the workshop enabled a high-quality finish and reduction of time on site.

Isolation Office Pod
© Jeremy Fitter
Isolation Office Pod
© Jeremy Fitter

The home office was fabricated and delivered in nine components, before being assembled and clad insitu.

To achieve its curved form, the pod’s design exploits innovative CNC milling and making techniques. This enables it to be fabricated with precision in the workshop, entirely from wood.

Isolation Office Pod
© Jeremy Fitter
Isolation Office Pod
© Jeremy Fitter

Birch plywood, chosen for its strength and aesthetic qualities, forms the structure. It is exposed internally; from the Pod’s framework to the bespoke laminated door hinge

Externally, the Pod is clad with cedar shingles and the stairs and window sills are clad in European Oak, which has natural weather resilient properties

Isolation Office Pod
© Jeremy Fitter
Isolation Office Pod
© Jeremy Fitter

Over time the timber will develop a silver hue, allowing the Pod to blend harmoniously into its surroundings. The Office Pod offers a sanctuary in these uncertain times.


Isolation Office Pod
© Jeremy Fitter
Isolation Office Pod
© Jeremy Fitter


Isolation Office Pod
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