The deep window wells on either side of this building are sloped upwards towards the interior of the structure.  Besides creating some beautiful contours with the building skin, this crerates a steep slope to allow for run-off, and makes sure that all creases in the material run down-hill.  This slant also provides better views from the second floor use areas, and allow a 2' depth to work with for large fabric louvers or dead air space for colder climates.  It is these large window frames that allow the exterior skin to be pulled into the building at its ends, where it is secured with ratcheting nylon straps to the framework.  Even with the complex contours of the form, it can be wrapped in building skin components which are almost all rectangles.   Furthermore, it is possible to graphically design the entire surface, for either functional or aesthetic purpouses.

550sf movable building

Second floor surfaces curve up to form the necessary guardrails.

550sf movable building

The 30degree roof slopes accomodate solar panels on either side.  The triangular windows in the building skin are a result of the underlying framing, which is modular, panelized, and sufficiently ridgid (and light), even without conventional hard-material shear walls.  Repeated parts make for efficient fabrication. The angled underside of the building allows for a rain water collection system wich prevents particulates from entering the cistern and catches water from alsmot every surface of the structure without gutters. 

The soft surface is 12ft long, and servs as a couch, a chair for working at the island, and as a bed for 4 people in sleeping bags.  The sink in the stainless surface is nearly 3ft wide, still leaving 8ft of counter space.  This is tiny space with oversized work surfaces.

Here's another view of this building.  The interior is divided into two large working surfaces, (hard and soft) and a rolling center island (not shown here). 

198sf movable building

198sf movable building

The main building components assemble like scaffolding, and are then secured with cable and nylon cross-bracing.

The entire exterior frame of this building is made of just six different parts, repeated six times each.  This makes for efficient nesting and minimum volume of stacked of parts for transport.  The entire structure will fit into a single shipping container.

Fabric Wrapped Structure

Models for a private client for an interior corporate lounge area