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Protohaus

Protohaus is a 125 sq ft timber trailer home! ProtoHaus is a timber frame or `stick built´ house that was constructed with emphasis on sustainability, functionality, and aesthetics. It is fabricated primarily from recycled and reclaimed materials. A solar and wind system power the house allowing it to be off grid. The Protohaus is 22´ long and it’s 8´ 6´wide, making it 125 square feet inside without including the 9´ by 7´6" sleeping loft.



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THE SHACK WEEKEND RETREAT - Image

THE SHACK WEEKEND RETREAT

If you live in a hectic city, at weekends you might feel like escaping to a place completely disconnected from technology, this might inspire you. The Shack is a weekend retreat designed by Broadhurst Architects for a family from the suburbs of Washington D.C., it is located on the southern slope of South Fork Mountain, near Upper Tract, West Virginia. The little rural structure is a cross between tent camping, and weekend cottage, it has no electricity ...
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ROOK TINY HOUSE

The tiny house trend is officially here to stay. Tiny houses are relatively easy to build and move from place to place, and many people are rejecting more spacious dwellings in favor of pared-down, efficient homes. "Wind River Tiny Homes” are unlike any tiny houses you´ve ever seen before, they´re luxury homes, completely customized to suit the owner. The perfect example of their work is "The Rook", a very high end custom home that is 22 ft long w...
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Bivvi Portable A-Frame Cabin

Bivvi is a portable A-Frame Cabin mounted on a trailer, and is perfect for today´s nomads. The tiny prefab cabin seeks to connect people to the outdoors with little impact on their environment. The compact shelter can be easily packed and deployed in the wilderness, and features an 80-square-foot interior, and is insulated for colder weather and covered with metal siding for rain, snow, and wind protection. The cosy interior is lined in either pine or plywood, has ...
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