Name: The Lux Pod
Location: London, UK
Size: 101 square feet
Rent/Own: Own
Some of you may remember Judith's small space studio apartment from last year's Small Space Contest. The London apartment has been recently upgraded and Judith was kind enough to inform us of the various new features that make the vacation rental big in tech features despite it's diminutive dimensions, including a Boffi Norbert Wangen K4 kitchen, Miele appliances, Bang & Olufsen BeoComTV and Beo2 phone, free WI-FI broadband, iPod docking station, iPhone connection to Eclipse-TD audio system, luxurious Tempur mattress, Bonaldo Dragonfly leather chair, funky Italian Softline perspex blue stools. Check out the tour and details of what new home tech features now grace the 101 square foot studio below...
>> Judith: "My LuxPod apartment in London (101 square feet) was featured last year in the Small Cool competition. I have further set it up with the following: Bang & Olufsen HD TV and remote control which controls SkyHD+, Lutron Mood lighting system to control the lights and Electric Shade and DAB radio - all controlled from the one remote which had special firmware written to do so. WI-FI access has also been added."
"The Bang& Olufsen phone is pretty cool as well - it clings to the wall via a magnet. There is also a state of the art audio system set up, by docking an iPod/MP3 player into an R-Dock and then one can hear pure sound through Eclipse-TD speakers and the sub-woofer turns itself on, when the pitch is at a certain level. (Sting is a fan of Eclipse and the high end ones are in Abbey Studios, London. The entry level speakers are sold by Apple. I have the next range up, as I had to take into account the tiny space, so couldn't have anything more powerful, than what I put in.)"
"There are additional Lutron wall touch pads to override the light and shade control remote system, so one can change the setting of the shade incrementally, for example. An infrared system in the ceiling allows the remote to be pointed to the beam in the ceiling, or to the TV, or to the Grafik Eye pad in the lobby. The Lux Pod has low energy lights throughout the apartment including LED lights under the Boffi kitchen and in the wetroom."
"The Lux Pod also has a cool magnetised door release system on the "fire door" (building regulations requirement). When the smoke detector emits an alarm the magnet circuit is broken and the door immediately closes. The Boffi Norbert-Wangen K4 kitchen looks like a piece of furniture. When the stainless steel top glides open, it locks into place, and enables the hob to be switched on. If it is not fully extended the hob will not turn on - safety feature. Pretty cool as well. The hob even detects if the saucepan has water in it. If not, it turns off."
Additional information about the Lux Pod and availability for rental is available at Judith's site or via email.
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Comments (7)
Wow. It takes an incredible amount of planning, restraint and clarity of mine to live well in such a small amount of space.
This is so amazing!!! You think you can create a virtual tour of your beautiful pad with all the technology you have now?? That will be wonderful! :)
That is a serious 101 sq feet.
Judith here. I intend to create a virtual tour soon, so thank you Flobeau for the prompt! It is rented out for short stays and guests have some difficulty getting their head around the complexity, I created a PDF manual which I am constantly fine tuning (one journalist joked it had enough pages in it to wall paper The LuxPod!). I am currently working on a series of short Videos for the guests who prefer videos. And yes, 1GH it took about 12 months just to plan the inner space. (Using SketchUp in 3D on the computer was a fantastic tool to use and saved me a lot of aggravation from builders and suppliers).
Tremendous vision. Nice work. I'd love to cut my square footage to 100 SF. Very nice.
wow!!!! this is amazing! i love how clean, super modern/futuristic this space feels. reminds me of a really cool spaceship.
I never thought I'd ever say this about any space, but this is way too modern for me. I'm a fan of modern design but do need a vintage touch or an old item here and there. I also don't feel comfortable with tech controlling many home functions even though I do love tech. But...incredible use of space, very clever.