Spanish architecture studio Ábaton has developed a micro home that can be transported on the back of a lorry and placed almost anywhere.
Ábaton chose dimensions of nine by three metres to provide just enough space for two people and also allow the transportable house to be hoisted onto the back of a truck.
“The proportions are the result of a thorough study by our architects’ team so that the different spaces are recognisable and the feeling indoors is one of fullness,” said Ábaton.
Externally the home is clad entirely in grey cement-board panels, creating a monolithic form.
However, some of these panels hinge open to reveal sliding glass doors in the front and windows to the sides.
Spanish architecture studio Ábaton has developed a micro home that can be transported on the back of a lorry and placed almost anywhere.
Ábaton chose dimensions of nine by three metres to provide just enough space for two people and also allow the transportable house to be hoisted onto the back of a truck.
“The proportions are the result of a thorough study by our architects’ team so that the different spaces are recognisable and the feeling indoors is one of fullness,” said Ábaton.
Externally the home is clad entirely in grey cement-board panels, creating a monolithic form.
However, some of these panels hinge open to reveal sliding glass doors in the front and windows to the sides.
A combined living room and kitchen is positioned in the centre with a bathroom and bedroom either side, all under a gabled roof that reaches 3.5 metres at its peak.
Spanish fir wood stained white lines the interior, which is furnished with products by Spanish design brand Batavia.
The unit can be manufactured in four to six weeks and assembled in just one day.
Ábaton also rebuilt a crumbling stone stable in the countryside of western Spain and converted the building into a self-sufficient family home.
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