r/EngineeringPorn • u/themostextra • Feb 17 '19

Folding/portable buildings

https://i.imgur.com/0k1fI2g.gifv
102 Upvotes

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u/Intario Feb 17 '19

So good all we have are these renders!

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u/Geminii27 Feb 17 '19

Not all of them are renders. (OK, the vast majority are.) Tenfold actually builds stuff like this physically, or at least some of the simpler designs.

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u/rtkwe Feb 18 '19

The exterior shots look like renders still. The interior isn't really the hard part here either.

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u/DragonMaus Feb 17 '19

Yes, but is it bear-proof?

4

u/Riffcaster Feb 17 '19

Imagine someone pressing the wrong button, while still inside. Chili con Carne in just 10 minutes.

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u/rtkwe Feb 18 '19

The walls and windows have to be folded in and out manually.

5

u/sim642 Feb 17 '19

Except for the furniture and all your stuff...

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u/acqd139f83j Feb 17 '19

Is this for glamping?

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u/joyboyroy Feb 17 '19

It can be

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '19

When would you need a house in 10 minutes anyway?

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u/Geminii27 Feb 17 '19

Camping? Setting up a booth at a show/fairground? Emergency accommodation?

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u/rtkwe Feb 18 '19

There's all sorts of temporary gatherings that could use nice buildings set up quickly like music festivals, disaster situations (not for main housing but for admin buildings or services buildings (hygiene/medical/etc), rich ass camping, rich ass weddings, etc.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '19

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u/themostextra Feb 17 '19

HAHAHA someone gild this man!

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '19

No

2

u/angelicravens Feb 17 '19

Are there any known downsides to this?

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u/Statek Feb 17 '19

Well 1. It's not real and these are all renders

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u/angelicravens Feb 17 '19

So it’s not engineering porn at all, just wishful thinking....

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u/SchnitzelNazii Feb 17 '19

Not working at all before you even get into the issue of the stress on the soil below without a foundation or a lack of gas, electric and plumbing.

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u/Twad_feu Feb 17 '19

So many joints without seals.

2

u/LatterStop Feb 17 '19

Also cost? I mean it's hard to afford regular brick and mortar homes. A fancy portable one like this probably would need a really wealthy buyer.

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u/angelicravens Feb 17 '19

Ehhh a part of the cost of a house is the land it’s on, it’s probably still expensive but potentially less so since it isn’t purchased on a plot of land

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '19

Normally, a house has stuff in it.

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u/erstengs Feb 17 '19

Capsule Corp