The Airstream Life
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Wow.....a humble,efficient and stylish home is what it's all about. Props to Andreas for this awesome retro project and his commitment to his work.
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If he removed the sewage facilities, what does he use?
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I will live there. Seriously. Right now.
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It's a ball peen hammer, not ball pien.
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Lovely. Just might be a little tight when a girlfriend or boyfriend wants to move in!
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I just finished a nearly 2.5 year stint as a full-time Airstreamer. I was in over 30 states and loved every minute of it. My 1973 Airstream is for sale now--I'll miss it but will almost certainly get another before too long. Great piece and enjoy your Airstreaming life. It's the ultimate way to live.
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We dream of this lifestyle. Love to see people living out my dreams. I was about his height in my dream too.
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The Airstream is meant for the road, not to be stuck into a backyard and made into a dwelling. It's a travel trailer, free it!
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Love it! We have a 1978 31' International that we turned into a mobile coffee unit (MCU)...and it's a blast. But now I need another one (you can never be truly satisfied with just one Airstream!) to camp in again. And I agree...those who don't get it...you don't want to work with:). Danny
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Redneck living to a whole new level
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I heard Sean Penn moved into an Airstream after spliting with Maddona. That endears me more to him as a man and as Airstream as an icon.
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very cool! love the squid!
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This is so inspiring. I wish you showed some photos of your garden/yard. I am sure it is tres magnifique!
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one word came to mind immediately when I saw that first pic....PEACEFUL....i would love to have my own little safe haven to be able to escape to and relax!!
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one word came to mind immediately when I saw that first pic....PEACEFUL....i would love to have my own little safe haven to be able to escape to and relax!!
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Ótimos os trabalhos...
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Love what you did with the travel trailer. It is very nice.
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I almost agree that an airstream should be free to be on the road. But if it's lived a good life and instead of rotting away in a dump somewhere it can utilized as a nice little dwelling. Nice job.
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it's so trailer.
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As far as freeing it, he said he takes it to job sites for the starting phases. How could that be better?
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I've got to give credit for creativity, utility, and efficiency--and you couldn't have chosen a better setup location!!
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I'm truly impressed for some many reasons. I love the concept, aesthetic and execution...and wow, are you ever handy too! Very, very well-done. Thanks for the post
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esta bien fea he visto mejores ahi en tihuatlan la verdad, yo no se xk la gente se asombra de estas mamadas
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The most peaceful looking trailer I've ever seen. Looks great. Really nice place to work I'm sure.
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Nice. Looks really cozy with all the amenities you added to the inside dwelling.
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wow! i just stumbled upon your article, and am impressed and stoked that i actually know you!
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can i marry you?
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As an owner of a 71 Silver Streak, I have a very warm appreciation of the treasure you have found and made your home!
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If I were 12 years old, this would be a cool fort. This is not suitable for adults though.
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great airstream project! Seems like where Airstreams should go to retire Check out this one that Hollywood uses... http://web.mac.com/dakotafilms/iWeb/AIRSTREAM/Airstream%20Feature%20Pics.html
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This project is really great! I loved it. Congrats!
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It's a wonder why they Producer's don't use AirStreams as actors trailers on film sets, they're way better designed and cooler looking than the crappy ones they use they normally and I'm sure actors would prefer these if they had any sense.
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Free the Airstream! Must cruise the highways and byways! Road trip! Road trip! Road trip! Seriously, great job on restoration. Wondered when someone was going to leave the rivets uncovered. I like how you restored this beauty. Was it for work (curriculum) at Stanford? Just curiously selfish - or selfishly curious. peace!
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It always makes me smile to see an old rig saved. Nicely done. It might interest you to know that about 90% of the Airstreams we make today have the interior skin exposed, for all the reasons you note. Welcome to the tribe.
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Congrats on your beautiful Airstream. Are you familiar with Steve Badanes, Jim Adamson, or John Ringel? (Jersey Devils) They all also teach design-build courses at Yestermorrow. From their website: "For twenty-five years the members of Jersey Devil have been constructing their own designs while living on site in tents or Airstream trailers, and making adjustments to their structures in response to problems encountered during the building process." www.jerseydevildesignbuild.com
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I love it. Especially the desk space. Just fabulous. I've wanted an airstream since childhood and still don't have one, but hubby owns three old buses from which he plans to create one travel trailer for us, complete with an office for me. I can hardly wait!
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my wife and i have been wanting to do this for the past few years. I see you're a firefighter, i am as well. love what you did with the space.
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Unbelievable, I love it! This is something that could really be turned into a business, this is reclaimation at its best....and its within affordability.
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We have had 4 Airstreams - 28/31 &34Ft. We actually have 2 of the 34ft and one of them for sale. We eventually want to spend our winters in it, but with all three have traveled about 70,000 miles. Airstream is the only kind we have owned or ever will own. You have done wonders with this and it looks beautiful. We have seen many in our travels. Enjoy it, you deserve it after the work you have done with it. Congrats!!
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We are constructing what we believe to be the Worlds' first off the grid solar campground on the west coast in Mexico. We are headed there now with 15 solar panels. After seeing this article I'm inspired to use an Airstream for the Caretaker's quarters and also the Campground Office. I know of only one Vintage Trailer Park that rents nightly called Delray in TX. I am impressed with your choice from a "Green" standpoint, what better way to recylce and reuse? It also shows your willingness and creativity to simplify, focus on what's important and reduce your overhead as a business and home owner. As a Financial Planner working with retiree wannabees I find myself more often than not recommending Mobile living as an alternative for expense and weather benefits, plus what a great way to visit the kids without being in their space? Holly Hunter CFP
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Cute...but where's the printer and plotter.
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Nice idea for use of your airstream trailers. Villiam James
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Totally AWESOME!
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Speaking as another recently laid-off landscape architect, I admire your resolve to keep at it and adjust your living space accordingly. I think I'd find that trailer to be a very comfortable work space. I've thought about getting an Airstream and leap-froggin around the country, working as needed. I even did a little trailer shopping! But for now, I'm staying put.
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Outstanding! 27 years in the Navy, always on the move. Now I know what I'm going to do...rebuild and Airstream and move around the USA. Thank you for the Idea.
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You are one remarkable young man. Of course at my age I have been thinking about hitting the road before I am too old to do it. Don't really want a motor-home, cause when you park it you can't go anywhere, unless you have pulled a car. And gas prices UGG! So I'm gonna look for the smallest Airstream I can find (regardless of it's age) and do some minor restorations on it, making the tiny kitchen area into an office area (mini of yours against the front part of the side wall), with a hinged fold down table top for eating. Put fold down shelves above desk/table for necessary storage. Use it for papers/printer,junk (things I will just lay on the floor in a box when pulling Airstream). And, hit the road! Then I can work where & when I want to, with my notebook, printer (all in one), Skype phone, and Verizon web access. This has been my dream and you and Airstream are helping me to make it come true. Thank you so much for the information and the pics.... Joyce
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I have many airstreams: photos, memories of them chugging down I-95 and one hanging on my Christmas tree a tiny ornament given by a friend who gets it. It is my dream to have one. I am inspired.
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If such living is not for adults I don't want to ever grow up! Wonderful restoration job.
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Great renovation! Isn't the Airstream awesome? I have been full-timing in a 2008 23' CCD Airstream since May 2009.
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I absolutely love what you have done! I have a 1958 that was completely gutted when I purchased it and you have given me inspiration to turn it into a home studio! I have restored and remodelled vintage trailers and would love to correspond with you. Drop me a line sometime and let's chat. I think the Airstream is perfect for living in, working in or hitting the road with. Life brings us challenges and you have risen up and met yours with a great attitude. Congratulations! ML
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NNIIIICCCEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it's so perfect! i totally agree with you, that landscape architects should be working with the space not stashed in a box. you rock!
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Using an airstream as a home office is such a genius idea. It's a little like the recycled trains they have turned into office spaces at Village Underground in London, but much more practical for home use!
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Where`s the bathroom?
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What an inspiring space and adventure! Oh, and having grown up in the Salinas Valley, all the horse farms are of the derelict variety.
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With fabulous hotel rooms up and down the Strip, would people really want to camp in an Airstream trailer when in Las Vegas? I was a little doubting, but, hey, it was their experiment. KOA worked a deal with Airstream, considered the Cadillac of the travel-trailer, to place 10 of its 25-foot Flying Clouds on KOA’s 366-space RV park at Circus Circus. Kirk Douglas
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Really love this caravan... will be an amazing project for architecture school! :-)
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an inspiration. i love the lines, color, and simplicity in the design. congratulations!
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I can't imagine anything worse.
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@Danny: you're so right that you can never have enough Airstreams! We've got FOUR vintage 'streams now!!! Getting the 24 footer ready for the road next winter and two other 30 footers we're gutting to convert into art gallery space in Maine. We have one in mint condition from the 70's that's a guest house and summer rental if any of you Streamers wants to visit Deer Isle, Maine!
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What a great interior! I love the cork flooring and all the cabinetry too - it looks great. I see Airstreams all the time along PCH in Malibu - people park them on the side of the road and camp out for as long as they're allowed to. We used to have a '65 Airtstream Globetrotter but for some silly reason we sold it to some folks in Topanga Canyon. It's probably serving as a rental unit right now. sigh... wish we had put in the effort to create a charming mod little unit as you have!
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Can you post some plans or a drawing with dimensions for this?
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Thirty years ago someone gave me a book about Airstreams telling me I needed to get one given my lifestyle. I'm about to make that happen after I sell my house. I love the whole concept and what was done to salvage an old decaying silver bullet. It doesn't matter whether it's on the road or not. It's a statement either way. Celebrate life.
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Loved the article. Creative reuse and living in one package!! My hubby and I have a 1965 24' Trade Wind Airstream, and we have loved it! Andy used it as his mobile dental lab, and it has served admirably. We always dreamed of renovating it, but bought a fixer farmhouse instead. So, anyone ready for taking this baby on? We are in Washington state, and would be so happy to see our "little lady" have a new adventure.
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Awesome, just Awesome!
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This is brilliant. Stavropoulos really thinks outside the box, and that is what I admire. I love his retrofitted work-trailer as well, stylish yet so functional.
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Cool caravan. If you're ever down Dungeness way, there's a 'prada' airstream there...i.e. one covered in black nylon.
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Beautiful work, and a great use of small space! And spiffygoodness, it's on a co-op, which means he uses someone else's bathroom, I believe...
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You are living my dream. The squid really makes it home... : )
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Can you post some plans or a drawing with dimensions for this? Read more: http://www.dwell.com/slideshows/the-airstream-life.html?slide=4&paused=true#ixzz0uSsUrkaQ
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Can you post some plans or a drawing with dimensions for this?
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