Looked for price, but it looks like a "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" situation
Then this product would fail.
People with deep pockets can afford space.
Ori Pocket Office
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#12One of my major concerns when I see this kind of design is that they never talk about the target room size.
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#13Looked for price, but it looks like a "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" situation
Then this product would fail. People with deep pockets can afford space.
Space is expensive in many cities. In my area, a 2 bedroom rents for around $2500. A 3 bedroom is more like $3500. So that's a $12k annual difference.
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
I look forward to an IKEA hacks version
Looks like IKEA had some kind collaboration with Ori, but I'm not sure if an actual product is / was available https://newsroom.inter.ikea.com/news/ikea-and-ori-team-up-to...
Interesting, I think production by IKEA is the only feasible direction for producing and selling this as people's homes are too varied for any single configuration to work.
It looks very nice. I might be willing to spend ~1K on this but only if it exactly fits my needs, and even within just my current residence the window sizes and ceiling heights are dramatically different from room to room.
Speaking of which they should offer an ORI configuration where the back office wall is open to an exterior window so that it is more suitable for a corner room with two exterior walls.
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#15This has been floating around design blogs for years, I wonder if over supply of tiny condos + covid is finally going popularize the design. Wonder what safety features there are to prevent people from getting crushed/trapped.
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#16This has been floating around design blogs for years, I wonder if over supply of tiny condos + covid is finally going popularize the design. Wonder what safety features there are to prevent people from getting crushed/trapped.
The video shows a safety feature which stops the motion if it bumps into something. Looks like it's just simple detection of excessive resistance to the drive motor. Maybe be careful if you have any small pets?
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#17I know this is a subtle detail, but when I see this I fell neck pain. The ideal mounting height for the TV is such that when you are in your comfortable viewing position, your eyes should be roughly aligned just below the top part of the TV (for big TVs this is difficult so I aim for 20% from the top). I've seen countless HGTV make-overs where they put the TV other the freaking fireplace - just horrible. This is slig…
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#18This has been floating around design blogs for years, I wonder if over supply of tiny condos + covid is finally going popularize the design. Wonder what safety features there are to prevent people from getting crushed/trapped.
Yeah I’ve seen pictures of similar things to this years ago. I seem to recall that the pictures I saw were from Japan. Is there a name for this type of construction? I tried to Google compact apartment and transform room but couldn’t find anything at a glance so I must be using the wrong terms.
It also reminds me a bit of storage lockers on rails that some libraries use, like this: https://www.southwestsolutions.com/ssg/moving-shelves-on-tra...
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#19This has been floating around design blogs for years, I wonder if over supply of tiny condos + covid is finally going popularize the design. Wonder what safety features there are to prevent people from getting crushed/trapped.
The video shows a safety feature which stops the motion if it bumps into something. Looks like it's just simple detection of excessive resistance to the drive motor. Maybe be careful if you have any small pets?
But can you easily differentiate between something which is pushed by the wall and something heavy that is on the shelf ?
Also granted you can, my instinctive reaction, the instinctive reaction is IMO try to get out, not push against the wall.
Seems to me it's not such a simple problem to solve unless you are ok with (i) some level of discomfort (ii) getting pets stuck inside and traumatised for life (granted the device does stop it's movement before crushing it).
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#20I know this is a subtle detail, but when I see this I fell neck pain. The ideal mounting height for the TV is such that when you are in your comfortable viewing position, your eyes should be roughly aligned just below the top part of the TV (for big TVs this is difficult so I aim for 20% from the top). I've seen countless HGTV make-overs where they put the TV other the freaking fireplace - just horrible. This is slig…
I see where you're coming from, but in this case I think it's not too bad.
In the end I guess it depends on how you sit on your couch, but AFAIK the ergonomic guideline would be that your eyeline should be aligned to the top of the display.
Meaning that, if you're sitting on your couch, you're sitting slightly reclined, and the eyeline would be angled upwards. That's why you often seen the rule of thumb for home theaters "eye height = middle (or even lower third) of TV".
Incidentally - that's how I've rearranged my own viewing arrangement recently (raised the TV for ~20cm to make room for a well-positioned center speaker), and while being skeptical myself in the beginning, it has worked out great.
But yeah, TV over the fireplace is still terrible. :)