Rethinking the doublewide.
michael hughes “trailorwrap”
Designers are always looking to update an old design, to essentially reinvent a classic. That’s why there are so many corkscrews, can openers, whisks and spatulas on the market. Sometimes old faithful is just as good – or better – than the fancy, marked-up designer version (I still cook with my great-grandmother’s big, metal US Army spoon from way back when she worked in kitchens at refugee camps), and sometimes it really is time for an update. In the case of the trailer home, it’s time for a complete makeover.
michael hughes “trailorwrap”
Because trailer parks and their inhabitants have been relegated to the outskirts of society, not to mention the outskirts of neighborhoods, designers haven’t exactly put them at the top their to-do list, but with the housing market in shambles and more and more people finding themselves unable to afford a home affixed to the ground, the timing is right for a redesign.
michael hughes “trailorwrap”
christopher deam “glassic flat”
christopher deam “glassic flat”
First, “you need to create a visually attractive package,” says Allan Wallis, author of Wheel Estate: The Rise and Decline of Mobile Homes. “I would ask the designers of the iPod: Could you do that for a mobile home?” And designers are heeding his call. There’s Michael Hughes of TrailerWrap and Christopher C. Deam‘s 400-square-foot “Glassic Flat” that goes for $65,000. It’s small, sure, but its modular design is a great jumping-off point for other architects.
