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The Gypsy caravans are built with a keen eye for detail and from natural materials, such as cork and timber, then painted in warm tones, with water-based paint. They may be used as additional mobile living space, a place to host guests, an office or other type of work space, a library … the list is simply endless! If required, a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom-lounge area, running water and electricity can all be provided.

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I’ll let John tell you more about his plans and his philosophy behind his choice of design and materials.

My overall values in designing the housetruck were simplicity, durability, sustainability, and mobility, which combine to liveability. Although I’ve been inspired by the tiny house movement, the biggest breakthrough was discovering the long tradition of gypsy caravans and British ‘living wagons.’

I’m building the tiny housetruck from scratch, based on an Isuzu NPR truck chassis. The housetruck will serve several purposes:

• A compact and mobile home in which I can hang out and socialize,
  cook and eat, and retreat and sleep.
• A workspace for my photography and programming projects.
• A vehicle that will transport me & my belongings to points beyond.
• A laboratory for research into alternative and mobile technology.
• An expression of art & creativity.

I’ve been designing it for about a year, and about a month ago hired a local steel fabricator to build the frame. That’s now done, and I’m now onto adding “skin” to the bones.

If you’d like to follow along, I’ll be updating my website fairly regularly. You can always find the current status, plus links to longer articles & more images, here: http://polymecca.com/housetruck

–Best,
John

You can follow the progress on Johns blog and I will also try to update the Tiny House Blog as John completes different stages in the project. It’s fun to see something a little different, so stay tuned.

by Kent Griswold (Tiny House Blog)

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