Port-A-Bach: A Globetrotting Shipping Container Micro Home on Wheels!

Posted By Ana Lisa Alperovich On January 24, 2013 @ 5:32 pm In Architecture,Cargotecture,carousel showcase,gallery,Prefab Housing,Sustainable Building | No Comments

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If there's two things we love at Inhabitat, it's small-space living ^[6] and repurposed shipping containers ^[7]. Atelier Workshop’s ^[8] Port-A-Bach is a micro home that beautifully combines both concepts - and it's set on wheels so you can take your home with you on holidays or move to a new place without having to pack and unpack!

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Portable, secure and comparatively inexpensive, the Port-A-Bach is a home made from a single repurposed shipping container ^[9]. It can accommodate two adults and two children, and every inch was thoughtfully designed for maximum comfort within minimum space. Its interior is mostly made from wood – including a bathroom with an open shower ^[10], sink and even a composting toilet.

The kitchen has plenty of storage (some hidden, some exposed), and the natural light filters in through its many windows. The tiny shelter ^[11] can be outfitted with solar panels and wind turbines ^[12] on its roof, allowing it to operate completely off-grid. The Port-A-Bach’s flexible structure is able to unfold to extend connections to the outdoors and then fold back, ready to be moved to a new location.

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Photo © Atelier Workshop

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[6] small-space living: http://inhabitat.com/photographer-menno-aden-captures-tiny-space-living-with-a-birds-eye-view/

[7] repurposed shipping containers: http://inhabitat.com/architecture/m2e-power/

[8] Atelier Workshop’s: http://www.atelierworkshop.com/

[9] shipping container: http://inhabitat.com/oa-builds-theatrical-recycled-shipping-containers-space-in-amsterdams-shipyard/

[10] open shower: http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/irresistible-open-showers-a-63867

[11] tiny shelter: http://inhabitat.com/cabin-porn-6-awesome-lil-isolated-shelters-from-around-the-world/

[12] wind turbines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_turbine

[13] Ignant: http://www.ignant.de/2013/01/10/port-a-bach/

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