mincasa – a minimal blog for minimal houses

Credits: Eduard Böhtlingk -  http://www.bohtlingk.nl/ – Photos: Roos Aldershoff

The Markies is not an ordinary caravan, but it can serve as one because it meets all the B-road transport requirements. It was an entry for a temporary dwelling competition and was conceived as a mobile holiday home.

When it is on the road, the Markies measures 2.20 m by 4.40 m. Once it arrives at its destination, its floor space can be increased threefold in a matter of seconds.  Both side walls can be folded down electronically and the resulting area can then be covered automatically via the concertina-like awnings, which can be lowered to exactly the height desired.

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“Your home is where your office is”. Mobile phones, Wireless LAN and of course, in this case, mobile homes enable the most flexible and mobile lifestyle ever.

This “casa movil de Vodafone” by the Waskman Design Studio and Creative Space Culdesac combines different “minimalistic” needs which seems quite sufficient for a small family (bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, living room) with a portable architecture.

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