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PLACE houses, green prefab housing designed in Seattle. Robert Harvey Oshatz, Architect. Guess what! & Zuza Fun. Yep, it’s a complex system of chairs and a table. The Obelisk is a creation of Dedon Germany. Interview: Turning a Vintage Trailer into Living Space with Matthew Hofmann. Matthew Hofmann from Hofmann Architecture recently completed a contemporary renovation of a vintage 1970′s Airstream trailer which currently serves as an efficient living and working space. Green thinking heavily influenced this project. This means that in the interview below you will be reading about quite a few ingenious sustainable ideas that stood at the basis of redesigning this trailer.

Enjoy the amazing conversion below which we hope will trigger your need for renovating and improvising. Freshome: Where do you have this trailer from anyway? Matthew Hofmann: Purchased used on CraigslistFreshome: How did you come up with the idea to transform a trailer into a living space? Freshome: Is it… mobile? Freshome: Can you describe the transformation process in a few words? Freshome: Tell us about the “green” side of your project.Matthew Hofmann: The Airstream uses an integrated propane heating system on colder nights. Travel Norway. The Architectural Way. &.

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