Transparent Dome Shelters Campers While Offering Uninterrupted Views of Natural Surroundings

Star gazing can be a beautiful experience, but a clear view of the night sky often means a lack of privacy or protection against inclement weather. The Oasis (or Oaze) dome intends to change that with its transparent structure that offers uninterrupted 360-degree views of the surrounding landscape. If you want privacy, however, simply close the thick fabric curtains that are installed around its interior.

Lithuanian designer Vytautas Puzeras created the portable housing as a way to feel connected with nature. Prior to Oasis, he hadn't found anything suitable, which is why he opted to produce his own. The result has a sleek, minimalist aesthetic that features humidity resistant, curved wood supports with a flexible canopy. Its floors are raised to accommodate storage below. The structure takes half a day to set up, and once it's time to move on, everything can fit in a small trailer or large car.

Puzeras has completed a prototype of this design. He's currently testing the product in a variety of environments to determine how it will fare.

Vytautas Puzeras: Website
via [Inhabitat]

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Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice. Sara is also an embroidery illustrator and writer living in Seattle, Washington. She runs Bear&Bean, a studio where she stitches pet portraits and other beloved creatures. She chronicles the creativity of others through her website Brown Paper Bag and newsletter, Orts. Her latest book is Threads of Treasure: How to Make, Mend, and Find Meaning Through Thread, published in 2014. Sara’s work has been recognized in Be Creative With Workbox, Embroidery Magazine, American Illustration, on Iron and Wine’s album Beast Epic, among others. When she’s not stitching or writing, Sara enjoys planning things that bring together the craft community. She is the co-founder of Camp Craftaway, a day camp for crafty adults with hands-on workshops in the Seattle area.
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