自給自足，漂流辦公——“埃克斯伯裏蛋”全球首發
潮玩特區
作者：by Sean Levinson
The world’s first floating， self-sustainable[可持續的] office pod[小艙] was launched recently in an estuary[河口灣] of Southern England’s River Beaulieu. It is called the Exbury Egg， and it is the product of a group of revolutionary artists， engineers and architects[建築師] who first put this idea into action two years ago.
The lucky inhabitant[住戶] of the floating office is artist Stephen Turner， who plans to stay in the office for the next 12 months studying the marine[海洋的] life in a tidal creek[潮溝].
Along with Turner， the two who had the most involvement in the pod’s construction were boat builder Paul Baker and naval[船的] architect Stephen Payne. Measuring 20 feet long and nine feet wide， the Exbury Egg is mostly made of cold， molded plywood[膠合板] and timber[木材]. While it is capable of sustaining itself through 730 tidal changes， Turner will probably spend most of his time floating at high-tide and resting on the river floor at low-tide.
The shape of the Exbury Egg was inspired by nesting seabirds local to the Beaulieu River， and its exterior[外部] will weather[（經受風雨而）變形] and visually attest[證明] to its contact with the tides， wildlife， rain， and sun. Though not exactly bursting with home comforts， the snug[溫暖舒適的] space does provide the basic necessities[必需品]. The interior[內部] contains a desk， hammock[吊床]， and kitchen， which itself sports[設有] a paraffin[煤油] stove and sink. However， there’s no running water， so Turner makes use of a nearby hosepipe[軟管] back on land. Access to the Egg is afforded[提供] via a small pontoon bridge[浮橋]. There’s no electricity on-board， so Turner will rely on solar chargers to keep his cell-phone， digital camera， and laptop juiced-up[保持活躍的].