The Ecocapsule

The EcoCapsule lets you live off the grid anywhere in the world!

The Ecocapsule is an egg-shaped, wind- and solar-powered microdwelling from Bratislava, Slovakia–based Nice Architects, that is billed as a portable tiny home, cottage, pop-up hotel, or emergency shelter that doubles as a charging station for electric vehicles, and rainwater collection and filtration.

The Ecocapsule’s original design has evolved since 2008, the designers write in a project description, when they first came up with the concept of a tiny, self-contained unit as a “frontier dwelling” for scientists, photographers, rangers, or extreme tourists who wanted to set up camp in the great outdoors.

It measures 4.5 meters (14.6 feet) in length, 2.4 meters (7.9 feet) in width, and 2.5 meters in height (8.2 feet), and there seems to be enough space to compactly fit all the home necessities. The total usable floor space is eight square meters (86 square feet), enough space, say the designers, to comfortably fit two adults. The home with a tiny footprint includes a folding bed, two large operable windows, a working/dining area, shower and flushable toilet, storage space, and a built-in kitchenette with running water.

Having taken seven years to complete the wondrous Ecocapsule, the Nice Architects unveiled a prototype at the recent Pioneers Festival in Vienna and have plans to release the tiny home for sale the first half of 2016.

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