MArch Architecture Unit 19
19.9 The Bartlett School of Architecture 2015
19.10 Fig. 19.9 Le Lin (Stacy) Peh Y5, ‘A Vending Machine for Living’. The pods are in a deployed and active state throughout the The project explores the potential of combining soft and hard night and are inactive during the day, acting as a pedestrian material systems for the design of a deployable living unit that tunnel, connecting the city in a new layer above ground. is flexible and adaptable. Urban voids in Tokyo, Japan are used as prototypical sites; temporal and low impact. The project proposes a vending machine for living, a new economic model that generates passive income while addressing demands for short-term rental accommodation. Fig. 19.10 Yiting Lu Y5, ‘Urban Breathalyser’. The design revolves around the cultural phenomenon of the night life in Tokyo, Japan. The proposal is hung and stretched in the middle of the largest intersections around the city, acting as a second layer to existing pedestrian pathways. Actuated by air inflation, sleeping and bathing pods are deployed during the night for intoxicated businessmen. 237