by Joe Jeffrey
Lightweight ‘caravan’ made from 3,000 litre water tanks designed by New York-based architects
In an age where caravans and motorhomes are designed specifically with weight in mind, here comes a new kid on the block – well a prototype at least; but we wouldn’t exactly advise you to put your current caravan or motorhome up for sale just yet.
The Taku Tanku, designed by New York-based Venezuelan architects, Marcelo Ertorteguy and Sara Valente, isn’t exactly going to have Bailey, Elddis, Swift and other manufacturers shaking in their boots, but it’s innovative and we’ll give them that.
In a move that sticks to the pair’s current ethos of developing and designing items concentrating on the relationship between space and sound, the Taku Tanku certainly wouldn’t look out of place pitched in a caravan park, but you may have the occupants come a knocking to use your facilities considering it’s extremely lacking in them.
That said, however, the Taku Tanku isn’t designed as a replacement to a caravan, but more as a ‘basic home’ which can be used as a shelter. And with no bathroom, plumbing, or anything else that essentially matters, that’s exactly what it is. We certainly give the designers ten out of ten for innovation though.
At just nine square metres, and light enough to be carried, towed by bicycle, or even pulled along by boat, the structure is made out of two 3,000 litre water tanks connected by a ring of wood framing the entrance. Luxury is certainly not on the cards however and, despite being touted as a three-berth, it’s pretty sparse as far as furnishings, including beds, are concerned.
To view more pictures of the design as well as more of what Marcelo and Sara have thought up, click here.
What do you think? Would you trade in your current four wheeled home for something like a Taku Tanku?
