Archinect - News2024-12-22T12:42:27-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/65649783/outside-the-box-idea-to-tackle-china-s-population-problem
Outside The Box Idea To Tackle China’s Population Problem Anna Johnson2013-01-17T14:02:00-05:00>2023-09-06T10:46:09-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1f/1fn6fcoxl9fkow8f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>In an innovative response to the current property squeeze in China, a Beijing architectural and a design firm have combined creative forces to develop a portable house and garden on the back of a tricycle.
The Tricycle House and Garden is a sustainable mobile home with its design and construction inspired by the shape and movement of an accordion. The playful designed is also being described as the “adult cardboard box fort box.”</p></em><br /><br /><p>
The People’s Architecture Office (PAO) and People’s Industrial Design Office (PIDO) in Beijing developed the clever modular home as a single-person dwelling for those who wish to live in the city but simply cannot afford it due to increasing property prices.</p>