LANCASTER ARCHITECTS LAUNCHES
SUSTAINABLE ECO-PODS
The popularity of holidaying and structures can be linked in various which meet the newbuild house
weekending in the UK is firmly on the combinations to create bespoke, energy efficiency criteria, rather
rise, with glamping at the forefront of adaptable accommodation for than the lower minimum, required for
the ‘staycation’ revolution. different uses. caravans, garden rooms and glamping
Lancaster-based Harrison Pitt Certainly not limited to luxurious Architects’ versatile approach glamping, PlusPods have already and innovative eye for quality generated requests for bespoke Sustainably sourced larch for the walls
development, is proving perfectly modules across the sector. allows sympathetic blending with
placed to support businesses Applications include holiday cottages, urban or rural surroundings. They
capitalizing on 2019, dubbed the year garden rooms for hotels and pubs, can also be delivered with a sedum
of ‘exponential growth’ in the luxury home offices, shared amenity areas on roof for use in sensitive environments
staycation market. camping sites, even low-impact small like National Parks and Areas of
residences and accommodation for TV Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs).
pods. Solar panels and a log-burner or
Working in partnership with specialist
pellet stove can all be designed in too.
and film sets.
2018’s long hot summer only
timber home manufacturer JT
Construction, the multiple award Designing for long term sustainability, increased enthusiasm for
winning architects have launched the team construct and insulate each ‘staycationing’, and with the glamping
‘PlusPods’. These luxury modular pod to the highest industry standards sector growing 11% year on year,
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