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Not your usual staycation: Garden Pod's duplex suites put sustainability first

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Now that travel is more or less in full swing, are staycations even still a thing? Well, with Garden Pod at Gardens By The Bay, you bet it will be. The new container-hotel concept by Shipping Container Hotel - known for repurposing shipping containers and trains into sustainable hotels and living spaces - looks like something straight out of the...

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The new container-hotel concept by Shipping Container Hotel - known for repurposing shipping containers and trains into sustainable hotels and living spaces - looks like something straight out of the Netflix documentary miniseries, "The World's Most Extraordinary Homes".Designed to look like a pinwheel from above, Garden Pod is conceptualised by President's Design Award winner LAUD Architects.

"The use of containers and lightweight steel structures stems from the idea of 'touching the ground lightly' to minimise disruptions to the Gardens and the surroundings. In line with this principle, we incorporated various sustainability solutions in our design such as the use of double glazed glass and solar photovoltaic panels to reduce energy consumption.

Inside, glassware has been repurposed by Singapore company Soda Lemon and turned into drinking glasses and terrarium displays. Inside the latter, you'll find soil that has been produced by using upcycled horticulture and landscaping waste courtesy of another homegrown company, Soil Social.

 

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