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Urban Fabric: Stretched, Stitched & Suspended Mobile Home

Imagine rooms that expanded and compressed depending on occupancy, then stretch your mind to conceptualize a whole home that works the same way - it folds virtually flat then unfolds as you move ...

Floating Egg-Shaped Office is a Self-Sustaining Work Space

A highly unusual houseboat bobs on the surface of the River Beaulieu in Hampshire, UK. 'Exbury Egg' is a floating, mobile live-in laboratory used to study the wildlife of the estuary. Made of ...

Solar Socket: Portable Plug-In Creates Free Energy to Go

With batteries running low, your eye roams the room for a place to plug in, but then you remember: you brought your own power supply - all you need now is a window. Portable, easy and green, this ...

Hotel on Wheels: Portable Room Travels the World With You

Cities all around the world have vast, empty spaces just going to waste - abandoned buildings, empty lots, decommissioned military barracks - but the Hotello wants to put those spaces to use. The ...

Transportable Tourist Towers Provide Stackable Housing

Prefabricated, portable and modular, the Transportable Tourist Tower (TTT) by Portuguese architect Jose Pequeno is an adaptable housing solution that can be installed on almost any site, ...

Brewed Fresh: 10 Hot Coffee-Centric Designs & Prototypes

A hot black cuppa bean-infused water was only the beginning, but beyond Espressos, Americanos, Cappuccinos, Latte art and creative coffee mugs lies a world of stimulating design ideas for the ...

Cities on Rails: Mobile Master Plan Turns Trains into Towns

Modular thinking is brilliant and infectious, expanding and spreading from industrial-revolution technologies to three-dimensional printing and beyond. But how big can modularity get? Imagine the ...

Bright and Blocky Modular Portable School in Amsterdam

For many of us - at least in America - the phrase 'portable school building' calls to mind squat, bland, beige trailers clad in vinyl siding and smelling of formaldehyde. Such buildings can seem ...

Airy Architecture: 14 Inflatable Pubs, Churches & More

The ultimate in portability, inflatable structures have long been used as temporary housing for all sorts of functions – but did you know there are inflatable pubs, tea houses and research ...

Prefabulous Buildings: 10 Fantastic Prefabricated Homes

Forget the stereotypes – prefabricated homes can not only be ultra-portable and easy to assemble, but also sleek and modern, aesthetically rivaling the best of modern architecture. From rooftop ...

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