THE CAPSULE HOME
Finalist 2023 DINZ Best Awards
Mobile Tiny Home
2022
“We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey” (Franklin, 1967).
The Capsule Home is a mobile tiny home designed for recreational travel in pursuit of some of Aotearoa’s most breathtaking scenery and wildlife. The design draws from the classic air-stream caravan, as a historical part of the origin of the tiny home movement. The bold interior encapsulates the air-stream time period, featuring the iconic 1960’s colour palette, club-style seating, brightly coloured lacquered cabinetry and plywood paneled walls.
Franklin, J. H. (1967). As cited in: Riley, D. W. (1993). My Soul Looks Back, Less I Forget. p. 412. Harper Collins Publishers. New York
The Capsule Home is designed to emulate the beauty of Aotearoa’s rugged windswept western coastlines. The black aluminium joinery and curved exterior shell celebrate our enchanting black sand beaches and the glimmer of the iron sand in the summer solstice. The coral-coloured kitchen cabinetry reflects the inside colour of the Harakeke flax, while the yellow cabinetry symbolizes the native Toetoe, a common feature of Aotearoa’s west coast beaches.
A step down into the built-in seating area creates an intimate space for evening entertainment.
The Capsule Home is fitted with sleek skylights to maximise the use of natural daylight; and in the evening a chance to fall asleep beneath the stars.
ARTEFACT
Scale 1:50
MDF
A scale model fabricated to present a ‘simplified’ version of The Capsule Home, focusing on form, light and function.
