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Laurent Salvaire is the inventor of LUMICENE. He has filed numerous patents for construction components such as solar tiles, air/water pumps, and sensors. He is an engineer and designer who graduated from the Saint Luc Institute in Liege, Belgium.
LUMICENE is typically manufactured in France within a subsidiary of the Saint-Gobain glass solutions group. The product isn’t a window, or a bow window or a veranda. It is a fully-fledged living space that offers impressive energy performance and indoor-outdoor living.
The LUMIPOD is built around a 5m LUMICENE double-glazed window, which focuses mainly on the concept of the curved glazing that slides into pocket doors on either side. The curved windows, in aluminum frames, slide along two rails that run along the ceiling and floor of the pod, following the curvature of the space.
The circular pod consists of a semi-circle wall of charred timber cladding inspired by Shou-Sugi-Ban (which houses the pockets for the glazing to slide into) and a semi-circle of floor-to-ceiling glazing. The sliding walls of glass enable a beautiful indoor-outdoor environment that offers a fully immersive experience within the natural landscape.
The style was inspired by luxury hotel rooms, but LUMICENE wanted to juxtapose the aesthetics of high-end hospitality against the natural environment. The interior of the pod has been finished with a wooden finish on the floor, walls, and the ceiling. The pod comprises a bedroom with a suspended bed to offer a luxurious touch.
A curved metal rail follows the curvature of the ceiling for black-out curtains to run along. The bathroom is covered with ceramic mosaic tiles and finished with Axor fittings with a chrome steel finish.
The LUMIPOD has been designed to be a prefab module that can be constructed either by LUMICENE or by local companies, depending on the installation site. The pod has been specifically designed for easy transportation by both road and boat.
LUMIPOD is a versatile prefab housing module that is specifically tailored towards easy construction while offering luxurious aesthetics and functionality at the heart of the design. To fulfill all desires, LUMICENE has developed LUMIPOD into a family of three different sizes, from the 18m² hotel room design to a 36m², family cocoon.
LUMIPOD is a futuristic concept that displays how exceptional design can transform construction into a breath of fresh air. The design removes the boundaries between the indoor and outdoor environments and also offers a luxurious space that can be constructed within 3 days. One of the most beautiful aspects of this design is the broad use of wood and glass that helps to accentuate the connection to the natural environment.
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