Clunky Old School Bus Converted into a Sweet Earthy Home With a Wood-fired Stove

Posted By Tafline Laylin On October 21, 2012 @ 12:32 am In Architecture,carousel showcase,gallery,Green renovation | 3 Comments

• Tweet ^[1]
• Share on Tumblr ^[2]
• Email ^[3]

 

^{[4]  [5]}

When owning land, signing papers, and paying utility bills in the midst of a big city just sounds like too much trouble, why not consider turning a disused bus into a sweet new home that you can drive down the road? That's what wpi Creative ^[6] did with this old clunker on the west coast, which recently sold to a young couple living in the Cascade Mountains.

  ^[5]

It’s not always warm up in the mountains, so this beauty has a rustic wood-fired stove ^[7] that you’d see in any earthy library, except this one is keeping a small bus nice and toasty. To keep it from being over-heated though, it’s possible to simply crack a window to promote natural ventilation ^[8].

The bus home is lined with wholesome timber and features the same kind of secure shelving and furniture that one might see on a boat to ensure minimum disturbance during travel. It also comes with fully functioning plumbing. Although old vehicles such as these aren’t the most fuel-efficient, and it would be unwise to travel too much, it seems almost certain that overall this project has a smaller carbon footprint ^[9] than the average new home.

+ wpi Creative ^[6]

Via Twisted Surfer ^[6]

Article printed from Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building: http://inhabitat.com

URL to article: http://inhabitat.com/clunky-old-school-bus-is-converted-into-a-sweet-earthy-home-with-a-wood-fired-stove/

URLs in this post:

[1] Tweet: http://twitter.com/share

[2] Share on Tumblr: http://www.tumblr.com/share

[3] Email: mailto:?subject=http://inhabitat.com/clunky-old-school-bus-is-converted-into-a-sweet-earthy-home-with-a-wood-fired-stove/

[4]

[5]  : http://inhabitat.com/clunky-old-school-bus-is-converted-into-a-sweet-earthy-home-with-a-wood-fired-stove/school-bus-wpicreative-7/?extend=1

[6] wpi Creative: http://wpicreative.com/bus-for-sale/

[7] rustic wood-fired stove: http://inhabitat.com/pascal-prokop-beats-harsh-swiss-winter-with-a-wood-stove-in-his-car/

[8] promote natural ventilation: http://inhabitat.com/tag/natural-ventilation/

[9] smaller carbon footprint: http://inhabitat.com/tag/small-carbon-footprint/

Click here to print.