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Modern Mobile Dwellings

From renovated Airstreams to futuristic cars, these roaming residences represent the past, present, and future of mobile living.

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Nestled within a citrus orchard, Keren Milchberg Porat and Shai Porat’s home combines a rehabbed Airstream and single-room structure into a cohesive whole. The playroom is positioned as close as possible to the trailer without blocking its light and view and is clad in similar galvanized steel sheeting. Australian acacia and ficus trees planted in the void suggest a vegetal stitching-together of the disparate structural elements.
Nestled within a citrus orchard, Keren Milchberg Porat and Shai Porat’s home combines a rehabbed Airstream and single-room structure into a cohesive whole. The playroom is positioned as close as possible to the trailer without blocking its light and view and is clad in similar galvanized steel sheeting. Australian acacia and ficus trees planted in the void suggest a vegetal stitching-together of the disparate structural elements.
The materials palette that I chose is light in color with a few splashes of color. This lightness holds the space open and gives it a contemporary feel.
The materials palette that I chose is light in color with a few splashes of color. This lightness holds the space open and gives it a contemporary feel.
Here, the view of both beds open. Click here to watch a video of the transformations. Photo by Sadamu Saito.
Here, the view of both beds open. Click here to watch a video of the transformations. Photo by Sadamu Saito.
Jay Shafer’s Four Lights Tiny House Company sells floor plans for houses that start at 98 square feet. The Gifford is a Craftsman-inspired, 112-square-foot structure that can be wheeled from site to site. Shafer has designed a residential community of micro-dwellings in Sonoma County, California.
Jay Shafer’s Four Lights Tiny House Company sells floor plans for houses that start at 98 square feet. The Gifford is a Craftsman-inspired, 112-square-foot structure that can be wheeled from site to site. Shafer has designed a residential community of micro-dwellings in Sonoma County, California.
The couple plan to add a kitchen garden to the platform just below the terrace that connects to the kitchen.
The couple plan to add a kitchen garden to the platform just below the terrace that connects to the kitchen.
The floor-to-ceiling windows at either end of a Seattle boathouse allow light to stream through the entire 1,000-square-foot space.
The floor-to-ceiling windows at either end of a Seattle boathouse allow light to stream through the entire 1,000-square-foot space.
Give the trekkers and travelers in your life a boost with new gear and inspiration.
Give the trekkers and travelers in your life a boost with new gear and inspiration.
Mike and Maaike’s design goes far beyond styling to create an entirely new concept for transportation—–including an operating system and living-room-like interior.
Mike and Maaike’s design goes far beyond styling to create an entirely new concept for transportation—–including an operating system and living-room-like interior.