Shipping containers turned into mirrored architects' studio
Belgian practice TOOP Architectuur has designed two mobile architects' studios for its staff made of repurposed shipping containers clad in mirrors and timber. More
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Alexis Dornier designs prefab homes on stilts that could be moved from place to place
Bali-based architect Alexis Dornier has developed a concept for prefabricated homes that could easily be taken apart and reassembled in a new location. More
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Beatrice Bonzanigo to present mobile off-grid home at Milan design week
Italian architect Beatrice Bonzanigo has unveiled her patented design for Casa Ojalá, a micro home that is transportable, adaptable and off-grid. More
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Bauhaus bus embarks on world tour to explore the school's global legacy
A mobile building that looks like the Bauhaus school in Dessau will travel between four global cities, aiming to "unlearn" the influential school's Eurocentric attitudes. More
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Land Ark unveils modern take on classic American RV
Colorado startup Land Ark has revealed its first mobile home, which features angled walls, black metal cladding and an interior wrapped in white-washed pine. More
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Collapsable skyscraper for disaster zones wins conceptual design competition
This foldable skyscraper concept was designed by Polish architects to offer relief in remote disaster zones, and has been named the winner of this year's eVolo Skyscraper Competition. More
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Pinecone-shaped pavilion can be used for outdoor classes and campfires
Czech designers Atelier SAD and Mmcité1 collaborated on the design of this mobile gazebo, which is covered in plywood scales that lend it the appearance of a pinecone. More
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Prefabricated cabin can be transported to remote locations by lorry
This £39,000 prefabricated cabin by artist Bobby Niven and architect Iain MacLeod is designed to be easily transported on the back of a lorry. More
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Low-cost micro home is made from timber and scavenged materials
Invisible Studio built this mobile micro home at its woodland studio near Bath, England, for just £20,000, thanks to the use of salvaged materials and locally grown timber. More
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Artificial island creates floating events space in Copenhagen harbour
Australian architect Marshall Blecher and Magnus Maarbjerg from Danish design studio Fokstrot have teamed up to create a wooden island, floating in Copenhagen harbour. More
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Merrett Houmøller Architects creates pop-up kitchen for refugees and asylum seekers
Merrett Houmøller Architects designed this mobile kitchen and pop-up dining facility as a base for the Refugees and Befriending Project run by the British Red Cross in London. More
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Competition: win a book about tiny "nomadic" homes all over the world
Dezeen is giving two readers the chance to win a copy of Nomadic Homes, a book featuring a selection of moveable compact dwellings around the globe. More
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Flat-pack MADI houses can be assembled in six hours
This captioned movie shows workers unfolding a flat-pack MADI – a modular, earthquake-resistant house that the manufacturer claims can be constructed within six hours. More
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Denizen Works designs floating chapel shaped like a giant organ
London architecture studio Denizen Works has revealed plans to build a canalboat that doubles as a church, featuring a roof that expands and contracts like the bellows of an organ. More
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Escape One XL is a two-storey micro home on wheels
This recreational vehicle masquerading as a tiny cottage is clad in charred wood and sleeps up to eight people. More
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PIDO's Bike Share Farm is a community garden that can be pedalled from place to place
Beijing architecture firm People's Industrial Design Office has designed a mobile farm that lets the community share responsibility for crops' wellbeing. More
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Kodasema launches tiny prefab home for £150k in UK
In a bid to solve the UK's housing crisis, Estonian design collective Kodasema has launched its prefabricated 25-square-metre micro home that takes less than a day to build and can be relocated to make use of vacant sites. More
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Wheelys' Moby-Mart is a self-driving store with a holographic shop assistant
Retail startup Wheelys has designed a prototype self-driving supermarket that navigates to different locations throughout the day and uses artificially intelligent holograms to help customers. More
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Eight pop-up "glamping" cabins built to tour the Welsh countryside
A cabin shaped like a huge black hat and a structure designed to resemble a dragon's eye are among a series of eight pop-up holiday homes designed to move around the Welsh landscape. More
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Egg-shaped sauna creates escape for residents of Swedish town displaced by mining
Bigert & Bergström has built a golden, egg-shaped sauna for the people of Kiruna after damage caused by decades of iron ore mining resulted in the relocation of the entire Swedish town. More
