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James Furzer is a very good egg
Other | Tuesday 11th August 2015 | Christina
The architect from Dagenham has designed floating sleeping pods to help the capital’s homeless.
Furzer won first prize in Farko’s Space for New Visions competition with the project, titled ‘Homes for the Homeless’, after being inspired by the spread of anti-homeless spikes across London. As he told the MailOnline, “It is a shelter from not only the harsh and unpredictable weather conditions of Britain, but a shelter from the general public who feel the homeless should be frowned upon and mistreated”.
His plywood and steel pods, designed to hang on the side of host buildings, are structurally insulated and accessible by ladders, and though there’s no electricity, solar power could be introduced. The space contains a bed with a mattress and a small living area, providing somewhere safe and dry to sleep.
The pods are only concept at the moment but Furzer hopes they could become a reality – he has talked about donating the pods to a homeless charity who could then monitor their use.
