‘Sanzhi Pod City was a set of abandoned pod-shaped buildings in Sanzhi District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
‘Construction began in 1978. They were intended as a vacation resort and were marketed towards U.S. military officers coming from their East Asian postings. The project was abandoned in 1980 due to investment losses.
‘Demolition of the site began in December 2008.’
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Images by Cypherone
It’s much cooler without the over photoshoped images. Can we please stop overshoping?
No place so extraordinary it can’t be made a bit rubbish by some nasty HDR.
^ LOL’d at the above comment
As a photographer, I detest HDR.
^hear hear!
Lots of non-HDR pics of the same place here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hey-gem/sets/72157608660582250/with/3002010401/
Also see the Futuro group:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/futuro/pool/with/3053690397/
How sad is it that such neat buildings must be demolished? I wish I could buy them and live in Pod City! …and be a pod person.
I was in Taiwan last year and I’m sad to report these have been completely demolished and removed.
Ive been seeing these a lot on the net of late.. I dont know how true this is, but apparently there were a whole bunch of mysterious deaths connected with its construction.. Probably bogus, but fun stories either way!
How sad. =/
It may be photo-edited or w.e. but it’s still pretty depressing. I think these are beautiful and i think they are great for dorms or little one-person places. It’s too bad. =/
Who cares about the HDR (it has it’s place) – I love this pics for their subject matter. Seriously would love to have lived here.
Why were they unsuccessful?
So it was just sitting there for almost 30 years…and then someone decides let’s demolish it all
what a freaking waste.
no doubt some generic hotel spa will be built
I’m with you Steve. What a fascinating piece of history…
The government was going to buy these little buildings and let the poor stay there at no charge.
They were to be called the ‘Stay Free Mini-Pods’
HDR or not the place was amazing!
It was like something out of the Jetsons.
I wish something like that was in Atl. Id
move in tomorrow!
Fantastic place – images ruined by the ghastly HDR. WHY?!
Would have loved to have had one transported here…. Cool architecture.