Chapter 03 · The Pod Design Principles — Field Notes from Tomorrowland
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Four Design Rules for Objects That Float

Nothing Should Touch
The Ground That Isn't Load.

01 I

Cantilever, don't rest.

Every wing hangs from the core. Where the eye expects a leg, it finds air — sixteen feet of it, above the pool.

Structural  ·  Load path: central pylon only

02 II

Molded, not joined.

Four glass-reinforced shells, poured seamless. No brackets, no trim, no place for a shadow to hide a seam.

Material  ·  Fiberglass · gelcoat · single mold pull

03 III

Curves that continue.

Every corner is a radius. The eye slides off the object; the pod reads as a single held breath, not a stack of walls.

Form  ·  Corner radius: never below 480 mm

04 IV

Read against the dusk.

Gloss white was chosen for one reason: a bright object photographs cleanly against dark planting. Compose for the ground, not the sky.

Context  ·  Backdrop specified before the shell

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