In this Dezeen movie, architect Neil Denari reveals the spherical building concept he developed for P.O.D.System Architecture, our new collaboration with adidas Originals.
For the P.O.D.System Architecture project, Dezeen and adidas commissioned five Los Angeles-based architecture firms to create a series of conceptual structures drawing from the sports brand's recently launched P.O.D.System sneakers.
The first P.O.D.System Architecture design is a conceptual live-work complex by Neil M Denari Architects called adidasphere.
Architect Neil Denari has created a spherical building concept for Pod.System Architecture, a new collaboration between Dezeen and adidas Originals
Denari says the design references the P.O.D.System shoe's distinctive outsole, which is made up of three components, each featuring a different shock-absorbing technology. "Our inspiration for the project was primarily the way in which individual elements come together to make a whole," he explains in the movie, which Dezeen filmed for adidas Originals in Los Angeles.
Named adidasphere, the conceptual residential complex makes reference to the sports brand's new P.O.D.System trainer
The spherical structure is fifteen storeys tall, and incorporates 80 pods that function as spaces for both living and working.
Interwoven amongst the pods are running ramps and paths for pedestrians, as well as silos for vertical farming.
The building features 80 live-work pods, linked by pedestrian walkways and elevated...