Carlo Ratti Associati’s Post Office Pod: A Global Model for Distributed Work and Civic Infrastructure Renewal

Carlo Ratti’s Post Office Pod is a conceptually rich innovation and presents a compelling response to several urgent challenges—social, spatial, and infrastructural. As demographic shifts deepen the urban–rural divide, adaptive reuse of civic infrastructure emerges as a timely spatial solution. Post-pandemic decentralisation, digital equity, and community resilience now demand reimagined typologies. CRA’s Post Office Pod, unveiled at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia 2025, exemplifies a design-forward model that repurposes dormant public assets to connect communities and redefine the future of work. Morphology of the Post Office Pod—Working from Everywhere: CRA’s modular pod system supports work, […]