Tom Ravenscroft, August 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2022\/08\/25\/pearce-faegen-sleeping-pods-watchet-east-quay-arts-centre\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n UK studios Pearce+ and F\u00e6gen have designed the interiors of five sleeping pods that stand on top of the Invisible Studio-designed arts centre on the dockside in Watchet, UK.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Eleanor Young, RIBA J, January 2022<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.ribaj.com\/buildings\/east-quay-watchet-somerset-piers-taylor-invisible-studio<\/a> & in print<\/p>\n\n\n\n “…what is missing in detail design in much of the building is being brought to life in a spectacularly fun way by PEARCE+F\u00e6gen, a group of two young architects and an artist who moved down to Watchet to do the interiors.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Sally Howard, Guardian December 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/travel\/2021\/dec\/15\/watchet-north-somerset-new-pods-pep-up-an-unsung-coastal-town<\/a> & in print<\/p>\n\n\n\n ….The five pods (which sleep between two and four) are multi-level metal boxes inspired by Watchet\u2019s industrial and maritime history with, as Jess puts it, \u201ca bit of graffiti and steampunk thrown in\u201d. Each pod is individually themed \u2013 Playful Architecture, for example, has adaptive furniture … and a cargo net to kip in, and Industrial Heritage features a ship\u2019s ladder and a bespoke iron bathtub with a view. The pods are tucked between artists\u2019 studios, to encourage visitors to pop in for a cuppa and check out the artists\u2019 collaborative productions…..<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Amy Frearson, Dezeen, October 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nWatchet adds local flavour with East Quay community space<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Rooms for improvement: new pods pep up an unsung Somerset coastal town<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
East Quay arts centre in Watchet takes cues from ad-hoc harbour buildings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n