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Escape urban madness in a sleepbox

Posted Dec 15, 2009

Aside from presents, new heels and cocktails, the holidays also mean inevitable flight delays, long waits on railway platforms, family drama and out of control shopping centres. Whatever the urban emergency - the Sleep Box could well be the festive season's savior.

Each Sleep Box is equipped with a bed (and automatic system which changes the bedlinen) -  a ventilation system, sound alerts, built-in LCD television, wireless internet access, power sockets, luggage space. Payment for the boxes can be made in time, anywhere from 15 minutes to several hours.

After the clients exit, automatic change of bed linen starts and quartz lamps turns on. Payment can be made on a shared terminal, which provides the client with an electronic key.

The Sleep Box is designed by Russian architects - Arch Group who are also behind the MOESK electricity network control center, in Moscow.

Kerry Olsen

Source & Photo Credits: Arch Group

 

TAGS: sleepbox arch group design pod hotels airports architecture design

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