Pupamorph, A Bicycle Public Parking Design

Walking next to pupamorph.

Now, after you have seen the bike, it is time to see where you will park your bike when you’re having a travel across town. This entry is about a public bicycle parking design for a Japanese competition I entered when I was spending my time back in Osaka.

The idea was to create a portable public parking, one that easily attached and detached, placed in public places suits to public needs. In addition, the form of this sheltered parking inspired from a cocoon, explicitly shown as the form of its roof. And when the roof folded, the public parking will expose what it hidden under its roof, people’s bikes, just like when a cocoon reveals the beautiful butterflies under. So, better clean up your bikes before parking or people will see how dirty your bike is, right. Here are the images, enjoy!

Initial sketch, front view.

Initial sketch, side view.

Scheme of pupamorph's transformation.

As seen from the street.

As seen from the pedestrian path.

Close-up view on pupamorph.

P.S. This bicycle public parking design called pupamorph.