2024-05-05T00:10:33-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150247745/virgin-hyperloop-new-concept-video-shows-pod-interiors-and-big-designed-portals Alexander Walter 2021-02-01T16:24:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1a/1affadc8180c7a8c07af3fa2b62b51da.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Richard Branson's <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/320195/hyperloop" target="_blank">Virgin Hyperloop</a> endeavor appears to be picking up some momentum with recent announcements of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150236997/virgin-hyperloop-first-human-passenger-test-in-big-designed-xp-2-pod" target="_blank">first human passenger test</a> and plans for a $500 million <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150232719/virgin-hyperloop-to-build-500-million-test-site-in-west-virginia" target="_blank">Hyperloop Certification Center</a> in West Virginia. <br></p> <p>Now the company unveiled a new concept video that adds a bit more visual detail to the vision's passenger experience. <br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/29/29453b41478d3fd0a04eb476af12334d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/29/29453b41478d3fd0a04eb476af12334d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Virgin Hyperloop.</figcaption></figure><p>Virgin Hyperloop worked with <a href="https://archinect.com/bjarke-ingels-group" target="_blank">Bjarke Ingels Group</a> not only on the design of their <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150236997/virgin-hyperloop-first-human-passenger-test-in-big-designed-xp-2-pod" target="_blank">XP-2 pods</a> (in collaboration with <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150237009/kilo-design" target="_blank">Kilo Design</a>) but also on the planned passenger portals. <br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f8/f84cd9f78eedd9a69107e20cd6afcff1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f8/f84cd9f78eedd9a69107e20cd6afcff1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Virgin Hyperloop.</figcaption></figure><p>Seattle-based design studio <a href="https://teague.com/" target="_blank">Teague</a> was hired to create the pod interiors.&nbsp;"We leveraged decades of experience designing how people and things move across various modalities&mdash;taking some of the best aspects from aviation, rail, automotive, and even hospitality to create a new and better passenger experience," explained Teague CEO &amp; President John Barratt.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/94/94c3f1fd99da3392b89bc9b5c3455613.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/94/94c3f1fd99da3392b89bc9b5c3455613.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Virgin Hyperloop.</figcaption></figure><p>"Recessed seat wells provide a greater sense of space, w...</p>