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from £25,000 / conkerliving.com
Finally! The aliens have landed.
You really think an extraterrestrial
species, one no doubt far more
advanced than our own, would
pick a paint job that looks like a
reality TV star’s biceps tattoo? No,
this is the Conker, an eco-friendly
pod that’s big enough to be your
garden office, spare bedroom or
home studio – and it’s very much
the product of planet earth. In fact,
it’s made from either recycled or
totally recyclable materials.Hopefully it’s also available in
other colours...
Loads. You can make it look like a
giant golf ball, a BioShock-esque
bathysphere or, well, a conker.
But you’re fixated on the wrong
bit. Not just a painted shed, the
Conker is a bona-fide outdoor
sanctuary that’s fitted with up
to 23cm of insulation, so you can
use it all year round without icicles
forming on your unmentionables.
It even has underfloor heating.So it’s a powered conker?
Totally. You can choose to hook
it up to the mains in your house,
go off grid with batteries and
solar power, or opt for a hybrid
of the two. Whichever setup you
choose, you’ll get power sockets
and USB ports inside, with a heat
recovery system built into the
shell, double-glazed windows
and a pollen filter for the summer
months. It can also harvest any
water that drips down the sides.Can I move in permanently, then?
With a diameter of 4m you might
get a bit cramped if you made
your home in a single Conker, but
you can link up to five together to
create your own space-age living
quarters. With the option to fit
a kitchenette in one and a wet
room in another, you’ll be all set
to retreat from the outside world
entirely. Just make sure you leave
the back gate unlocked for the
Deliveroo driver.THE CONKER
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