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.”
— DesignBuild Source
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.
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I'm sorry, but this doesn't strike me as thinking outside the box. It's rather about making the box look nicer and a bit more palatable for those passing by, as well as attaching it to a bicycle. As that third photo makes clear, put several of these units together and you've got a tent city in the center of town, but this time with some more temporary greenery. Still, the concept of living literally like a snail is interesting.
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