African Design Magazine ADM #35 November 2017 | Page 47

Book Review
t is not uncommon that when we decide to move we feel regret that we cannot
simply take our abode, the focus of our lives, along with us. The four walls that
we inhabit are far more than just a roof over our heads, it is the place where our
personal and unique life is played out with all its complexities and nuances. For
many people it is increasingly important to be able to relocate easily, to be able to
react spontaneously to personal desires or life changes of all kinds.
Because of the increased need to both preserve our identity that is rooted in our home
and to be more geographically mobile, the market for “movable” houses has grown
and diversified. This fact is highlighted in the growing number of commissions
received by architects and designers for technical and creative conceptions of mobile
houses. As much as concept, appearance and construction might vary greatly from
house to house, what unites all of the projects presented in this book is the claim to a
design that is both larger than life and convenient.
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