Idea for underground parking in an urban environment

Share|

For those of you who always dreamed at your very own top-secret underground parking, like those you saw in movies here is an innovative design that aims to tackle the growing loss of front gardens to car park space in urban areas. A West London resident decided to combine the garden an the parking space together, and he has developed a unique design to deal with the loss of front garden areas to car parking space in urban environments. The final result is very practical and it shows how a beautiful garden and parking space can be combined to help maintain the aesthetic appearance of a street. Found via – 1, 2

parking garden Idea for underground parking in an urban environment parking garden2 Idea for underground parking in an urban environment parking garden3 Idea for underground parking in an urban environment parking garden4 Idea for underground parking in an urban environment

Author: Michael

70 Comments »

See more amazing related interior design ideas:

You should follow Freshome.com on - facebook, twitter, rss or e-mail

70 Responses to “Idea for underground parking in an urban environment”

Pages: « 2 [1] Show All

50
Matt Says:
February 5th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
I’ve seen this done with a guy who has a lambo collection. He had about
ten cars and needed spots for them, so he had lifts like this.
In NYC in some of the parking garages, they have this except it is
all above ground (well in the basement actually), and you drive one
car up and then there is two spots instead of one. they have some
that go a lot higher too.
49
David Says:
February 5th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
hmmmm I live in CA… I can see potential earthquake problems…
at least trying to explain it to the insurance companies
48
Cash MY Gold Says:
February 5th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
That is incredible. It’s funny that it’s sitting outside of a modular (less expensive) home
47
Doc Blades » Blog Archive » Concealed parking, to hide your crime-fighting car Says:
February 5th, 2009 at 9:01 am
[...] Covered better here.) Share and [...]
46
spriggig Says:
February 5th, 2009 at 5:33 am
Flooding isn’t so much of a problem, it could be made reasonably
water-tight and a drain in the bottom would handle any water that
leaked in. In the case of an actual flood, the 6 extra feet deep
wouldn’t make much difference.
It needs to be considerably bigger, we expect our parking solutions
to work for many years, who’s to say the next car won’t be a
F-350 crew-cab dually 4×4?
45
Paul Says:
February 5th, 2009 at 1:57 am
Pretty cool, albeit very impractical.
44
sianz Says:
February 5th, 2009 at 12:21 am
so no one actually thought that a heavy downpour of rain and you might end up with a flooded car?
43
homerific Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Um, they have tons of car elevators in Asia. I routinely park my car
in a basement that you go down into via elevator. This is simply a
different take on an existing concept.
There are also parking towers that are really huge ferris-wheel-like
racks of cars within buildings and elevated parking in which a
few spaces are rotated so cars can be “stacked” above one another.
This is not “impossible”. In fact it already exists.
As for flood danger? People park in basement levels all the time in
cities. Generally cars are not destroyed.
42
Skepticsteve Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
What if someone is lounging or walking on top when someone decides to raise it ? And what’s to keep someone from parking on top when it’s down? Nothing that can’t be overcome with good planning I suppose.
41
Wetjet Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
Cool! Hopefully, your power won’t ever go out when you need your car…
40
Wolf Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
How much? But then again if you can afford a place and 911 turbo
like that then it’s all good
39
Anonymouse Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Not a new idea in any way, similar ideas have been around for 10+years..
It is a good idea, unless there is any chance of even a small flood in your area. In which case your car would be ruined straight away.
38
Kauss Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Great !!!!!!!!!!!
37
Carmel Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Would it be cheaper if it was a ramp rather than lift and then then
the garden could roll over once the car was in? I mean i know it
would be expensive but its a idea for new builds!
I like the idea of it
36
shader Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 11:31 am
the cost? probably in between $150k to $250k depending on where
you are, and how much the people around will charge, as to the
tapped and killed, i think it goes without saying there is a way
out at the bottom, i mean come on think for a second. Also if you
notice the car has room, im sure if you parked in facing the house y
you could get it in there nicely. over all great idea, i want one,
i need $1.5mill to buy a house, the car and then the contraption.
35
bassolotto Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 11:17 am
what if it rains a TON? Someone’s super-car better have sonar.
34
drtopgear Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 9:16 am
i double that, scrape the garage just give me the car. cool idea
though
33
jasmine Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 8:34 am
how much does it cost to build like that any idea ?
32
the common sense guy Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 7:02 am
okay folks couple of problems here , first what if your car doesn’t
fit all the way wont the pretuding edges of a poorly parked car
get crushed when it closes , and i agree with the power failures
or hydrualic failures people could be trapped unless there is a
service hatch or short tunnel leading into the side other wise a
great idea hope to see it being used for proper applications
31
Nick T. Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 6:26 am
looks good on paper, but what if the lift fails? you’d be without a car
30
Prince J Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 5:10 am
This is awesome – There is so much avoidance to the dangers
you guys talk about. Say it has sensors just like garage doors
that know if someone is between it closing, or if someone were to
get locked down there a button could easily bring them up or
possibly a door that leads to the house. It has the same chance
of opening just as anyones garage door.
I like it.
29
soda Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 4:35 am
would suck when it snows
28
vince Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 4:19 am
They have these in Japan – even on a large scale. You drive
into this elevator like thing which is actually a ferris wheel of
cars. You then punch a number to get your car back.
For homes and apartments, they are usually two or three tier. The
elevator works exactly in the way you show it and again, you put
in a key or punch a number to get your car.
27
Nate Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 3:27 am
I’m convinced that this guy is James Bond.
26
Just Build Stuff Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 3:06 am
I think I will need one of these when I become a super hero!
25
Chumly Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 2:38 am
My luck I’d park it wrong and the car
would flip over as it decended.
24
Dave K Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 1:52 am
In the summer of 2001, I was in Paris, where i saw near a side
street, what looked like a one car garage, made out of glass.
a car drove in, the driver got out, leaving the car alone inside.
then the driver went to an atm-like machine and did some stuff.
the floor that the car was parked on turned out to be a platform,
which lowered, then got whisked away.
It’s been many years since then, so now these garages have popped
up in places like Manhattan and Brooklyn, NY. the link (my name) is
to a company that makes automated garages. I could imagine parking
a car in a driveway like in the photo above on this page, but then
the car would get stored in a large central garage, maybe for the
entire neighborhood, or on a smaller scale, maybe a robotic parking
system for the home would store a few vehicles, under the driveway.
23
Caul Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 12:24 am
I guess a practical use could be if you had a lot of cars in an underground parking garage, thus allowing you to drive in with one, but drive out with another. Once again, only good for the rich.
22
tommy Says:
February 4th, 2009 at 12:15 am
I always thought you could do something similar with a bed. Except when you get up in the morning you you would just raise it up into the ceiling.
21
Chrischris Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:48 pm
What if you parked your car wrong by like a couple of feet?
see also: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ptHZaedvA
20
da truth Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:24 pm
photoshoped !!!1
19
Dude Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:02 pm
Doesn’t sound that expensive. Just a big hydraulic lift.
18
Jerzee Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Bag the garage, I want the car!!!
17
Martin Lewis Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Great idea. Could double up as a cheimcal attack bunker!!!
16
Το σπιτόσκυλο | Κρύψε Την Porsche Σε Μια Υπόγεια Κρύπτη Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 4:49 pm
[...] via freshome [...]
15
Minion Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 4:07 pm
It is a real idea. There is one in my neighbourhood. The only people who could possibly afford this are the people who own the type of car you can only feel safe hiding underground
14
Arnd Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 12:58 pm
“Your f****ng Zen garden ate my Porsche!!! “
13
Saggi Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:43 am
Too bad it got stuck during the presentation… I would have liked to see how the garden looked when it was fully submerged.
12
Newsfilter » Υπόγειο, καμουφλαρισμένο, ιδιωτικό πάρκινγκ Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:36 am
[...] [via] Tagged Cars, General Tags: αυτοκίνητο, πάρκινγκ, σπίτι, υπόγειο [...]
11
Alex Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:15 am
TO THE BAT CAVE!!
10
Paul Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 10:45 am
It’s not a real house, it is from a garden show, it is a concept, a good one though but not sure how practical
9
Bob Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 4:50 am
Never going to readily be used, one day someone is going to get trapped underground or killed by being closed on.
8
Gadget Review » Concealed Underground Parking For The ‘Short On Space Rich’ Says:
February 3rd, 2009 at 2:32 am
[...] [Freshome] [...]
7
Vecka 5 - Länkar | thecheesemoon Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 8:02 pm
[...] Underjordiskt garage. [...]
6
kamilyilmaz Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 7:29 pm
it’s a known idea… practical, but expensive !!!
5
rida Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 7:21 pm
one day you lay down your car and… cannot open it, haha
4
Hackmaskate » UnderGround Parking Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 7:05 pm
[...] Fuente [...]
3
OH MY GOD Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 6:53 pm
I WANT THAT SO MUCH WHEN I GET MY OWN PLACE And yes, I can type without caps.
2
Garden Parking | w3sh magazine Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at 8:37 am
[...] freshome & bigfatcars Passe à ton voisin!BloglinesDiggdel.icio.usFacebookTechnorati Tags: garden, [...]
1
Underground Parking In A Garden | woohome - not only around the home Says:
January 31st, 2009 at 8:21 am
[...] freshome & [...]

Pages: « 2 [1] Show All

	Beautiful and Fresh 81 Sq Meter Apartment in Sweden
	Egg House, A Fantastic Circular Residence in Prague
	The Inflatable Blow Sofa by Malafo
	Fujitsubo, an Unusual Architecture Design from Archvision
	Colorful and Flashy Furniture : QBig Sofa
	Amazing 3D Optical Illusion : Floating Indoor DeLorean Car

More Inspiration

Idea for underground parking in an urban environment

70 Responses to “Idea for underground parking in an urban environment”

Leave a Reply

Recent Ideas