{"id":1274,"date":"2025-10-19T17:02:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T17:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/?p=1274"},"modified":"2025-10-21T09:09:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:09:48","slug":"weather-responsive-coworking-pod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/?p=1274","title":{"rendered":"Weather-responsive coworking pod"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Albag_corolla_tavola1-2-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Albag_corolla_tavola1-2-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Albag_corolla_tavola1-2-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Albag_corolla_tavola1-2-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Albag_corolla_tavola1-2-1200x1697.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Albag_corolla_tavola1-2-1860x2630.jpg 1860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Corolla<\/strong> is a weather-responsive coworking pod prototype that reimagines architecture as a living, adaptive organism. The modular structure features a \u201csoft-robotic\u201d skin composed of eight pneumatic petals that open or close according to climate conditions, using sensors, valves, and air-pressure control to regulate light, airflow, and temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Encased in a steel frame, the pod integrates photovoltaic panels, WiFi, charging points, and a compact HVAC system, creating a self-sufficient micro-environment for year-round use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project was a <strong>winning entry<\/strong> in the competition promoted by <em>Regione Lombardia<\/em> and <em>Camera di Commercio Milano Monza Brianza Lodi<\/em> in collaboration with <em>Politecnico di Milano<\/em>. <strong>Corolla<\/strong> was <strong>presented at HOMI Milano and later exhibited at Expo Dubai 2020<\/strong>, representing an architectural vision of adaptable, intelligent structures that sense and respond to their surroundings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/en\/2019\/05\/01\/the-winners-of-the-design-competition-expo-2020-dubai\/\">https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/en\/2019\/05\/01\/the-winners-of-the-design-competition-expo-2020-dubai\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COROLLA <\/p>\n<p>Experimental Architecture | Prototype | Built in 2019 | footprint 31,29 m\u00b2 | Design Competition Expo Dubai 2020<br \/>\n&#8220;Connecting Spaces&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[45],"tags":[122],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1274"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1274"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1495,"href":"https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1274\/revisions\/1495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/57"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/albaghuba.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}