Traveleze | Mobile Dwelling

Traveleze is a renovated 1961 vintage trailer that is part tiny home, part off-the-grid retreat, and part window onto its environment. Designed by Oakland-based architects Cheng+Snyder, the trailer completely re-imagines the original cramped interior with its small windows and telephone-booth-style bathroom. The big design move: one complete wall opens up, making the main room a balcony on wheels. The client, Gregory Piche, a Bay Area engineer, wanted a design that retained all the original vintage details on the outside yet could function as a modern home/office on the inside. By allowing one entire wall to fold out, both goals were met. When the wall is open, it provides shade, storage, an eating surface, and natural light so that activities can spill out into their surroundings. When closed, the wall functions as a sleeping bunk and storage unit. Storage cubes underneath the sleeping bunk double as seating that can be placed outside. A drop-down table extends the counter space and creates an eating nook.