MEERDINGER
BY VEIT WOLFER, CHRISTOF BINDER
A TRANSLUCENT AND STURDY OUTER SKIN FROM A FAN OF PLASTIC SEGMENTS, COMPLETED WITH ALUMINUM SECTIONS ON ITS SIDES. IT IS HELD UP BY A STAINLESS-STEEL POLE THAT SERVES AS THE AXIS FOR TWO WHEELS, WHICH ONE CAN USE TO TRANSPORT THE HOUSE WHEN IT IS FOLDED TOGETHER. ALSO, IT IS A PLACE TO LIE DOWN THAT OFFERS TWO PEOPLE PLACE TO SLEEP. THESE CHARACTERISTICS UNITE THE DESIGN "MEERDINGER" WITH THE DEMAND FOR RESISTANT YET MOBILE HOUSING.
THE INDIVIDUAL SEGMENTS ARE CONNECTED BY TWINE. THE SMALLEST SEGMENT PROVIDES A HANDLE THAT ALLOWS FOR EASY OPENING AND CLOSING. THE FAN MAY BE FOLDED IN DIFFERENT WAYS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONALITY, E.G. SUN PROTECTION. THE MOVEABLE SEGMENTS AUTOMATICALLY LEVEL THE UNEVENNESS OF THE GROUND.
THE EXPANDED, ROUND SHAPE EVOKES SNAIL SHELLS AND CONVEYS A FEELING OF SECURITY, ENHANCED ON THE INTERIOR BY A COMFORTABLE FOAM MATTRESS AND TWO LARGE PILLOWS.
THE TRANSLUCENCE OF THE MATERIAL ALLOWS FOR LIGHT EFFECTS FROM THE OUTSIDE AS WELL AS THE INSIDE.