pod latch

this is what we were thinking for the door latch. we need the latch for two reasons: to hold the door/desk shut while the pod is being occupied and to hold the door/desk shut when the pod is being rolled. the challenge we to design a lock that could be operated from both side with the same mechanism. we chose to implement a mechanism similar to a garage door lock which had a rotating handle that drives two rods into the 'jambs' at the side of the door. we shaped the handle of our lock as a derivative of the overall form of the pod.


exterior of door


interior of door


close-up of lock


lock mechanism (concealed within door)