MoCo Loco: All Terrain Cabin

All Terrain Cabin
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Architecture | 17 Oct 06 | Comments (7) | Stumble

Canadian design collective BARK has designed, and prototyped, a cabin in a shipping container. Called the All Terrain Cabin, or ATC, it uses a standard ISO shipping container as the basis for the structure and is chock full of Canadian Design and Technology (see the long list here). “The result is as smart as it is efficient, suitable for a family of four and a pet to live off the grid in comfort and contemporary style. It travels by train, truck, ship, airplane or helicopter, folded up and indistinguishable from any ordinary shipping container. Once it arrives, it unfolds rapidly to 480sf of self-contained, sophisticated living space with all the comforts of home.”. Add the Castor Canadensis Sauna Box and the Canadian back country container experience is complete. Thanks Sean!

+ barkbark.ca

Comments

Interesting project. I've noticed that there have been more country dwellings recently. Is this a coincidence? GR

Posted by: Guy-Renaud Kirouac

| October 17, 2006 9:54 PM

fantastic!
how can we get these things into production. i want one!
bravo.

branden

p.s. i wonder what size container they starting with. 20ft.? anyone know?

Posted by: branden

| October 18, 2006 2:20 AM

I enjoy pretty much any project that actually makes good use of the shipping container without being too ridiculous. This looks great, but 480SF for a family of four? I think not. Unless, I suppose, they imagine those four hudled tightly together on those cold Canadian nights.

Posted by: Jw

| October 18, 2006 12:28 PM

This looks great!
The next step, i guess, would be modular combination of a few containers like this ;)

Posted by: sket

| October 24, 2006 11:51 AM

THIS IS A GREAT CONCEPT, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT IN PRODUCTION, I
FOUND SOME MORE INFO ON THIS, AT www.inhabitat.com I BELIEVE, FROM WHAT I READ, THAT THEY DID START WITH A 8' X 20' SHIPPING CONTAINER.
I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE WOULD USE IT IN THE WINTER THOUGH, SO
FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR ON A WEEKEND GETAWAY, IT'S JUST CLOSE ENOUGH AS TO BE ABLE TO BOND, BUT, NOT STICK...SORRY FOR THE HUMOR.

Posted by: STEVE

| October 28, 2006 1:18 PM

Are these atvs for sale at present? If so, where can they be purchased? Thanks RICK

Posted by: rick lebell

| December 26, 2006 3:40 PM

It's the wave of our future and these homes will sweep our planet! I will make sure of it!

Posted by: Doug ferguson

| April 9, 2007 2:33 AM

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