A Vipp refuge in 7 days
22/04/2015.
The Vipp Shelter by Arcgency
metalocus, ALEX DURO
metalocus, ALEX DURO
Can you imagine to place your home wherever you go? The Vipp Shelter is a prefabricated house designed to the smallest detail in less than a week is installed. Destined to be located in non-urban environments, where users can escape the city, its design makes from the environment a key component.
Façade. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Outside view. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
View from the surroundings. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
View of the surroundings from the inner space. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Inside view. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Kitchen. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Detail of the furniture. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Inside view. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Bedroom. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Furniture. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Bathroom. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Stairs. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Detail of the envelope. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Night vision. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Plans. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Elevations. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Construction of the shelter. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Construction of the shelter. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Outside view. The Vipp Shelter by vipp. Photograph © courtesy of vipp.
Vipp has made a plug & play getaway that allows you to escape urban chaos in a 55 sqm all-inclusive nature retreat called 'shelter' - a prefabricated object designed down to the last detail, where the only choice left to the customer is where to put it.
'A battery-charging station for humans' is how Vipp's CEO, Kasper Egelund, describes the company's latest investment, which marks quite a category jump from Vipp's signature product; "There is no evident link between a pedal bin, a kitchen and a shelter, but enter the shelter and the philosophy of one, long lasting, functional tool per category is embodied in every object you see - each crafted from our 75 year long tradition of steel processing".
The simple steel grid structurally supports the two level space, where only the bathroom and bed loft is shielded from the main living space. Nature is omnipresent within the transparent shell, yet with a physical blindage in the form of parallel, sliding window frames that provide shelter from the forces of nature.
The starting point of the Vipp shelter is going back to basics; back to nature in a dense, compact space wrapped in the Vipp DNA. The landscape is purposely framed, truning it into the predominant element of the interior space fitted with a predominantly dark-toned interior carefully selected to keep focus on nature.
"Vipp is rooted in the manufacture of industrial objects, so the term 'shelter' is a typology that allows us to define this modern escape as a product inspired by large volume objects such as airplanes, ferries and submarines." - Morten Bo Jensen, chief designer in Vipp.
The shelter comes fully equipped with Vipp products including everything from lighting to linen, from table to toilet brush, and from shelves to soap dispenser.
Prefabricated north of Copenhagen with a production time of 6 months and 3-5 days of installation, the Vipp shelter can be yours for 485,000 euro (ex. transportation).
Delivery time.- 6 months.
Installation time.- from 3 to 5 days.
Prize.- 485,000 euro (ex. transportation).
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AY Arcgency
Arcgency. Architectural office situated in Copenhagen, Denmark. Arcgency is a member of CONCITO, Denmark's green think tank. In 2011 Mads Møller and Simon Vinzent established Arcgency architects.
Mads Møller, studied at Arkitektskolen Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark. Master SCI-Arc 2004-2005. 2005-20011was Architect and partner in MAPT.
Simon Vinzent, studied at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture in Copenhagen. After graduation in 2010 he work at MAPT architects.
Mads Møller, studied at Arkitektskolen Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark. Master SCI-Arc 2004-2005. 2005-20011was Architect and partner in MAPT.
Simon Vinzent, studied at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture in Copenhagen. After graduation in 2010 he work at MAPT architects.
