M-Rad designs accessible tiny cabin for California campground
American firm M-Rad has created a compact, movable cabin with design elements to accommodate people with disabilities, including a shower with a seat and doorways wide enough for a wheelchair to pass through.
The X-Suite dwelling is featured at Autocamp Yosemite, a glamping site in northern California that offers a range of accommodations, from tents and trailers to cosy cabins. The site is located near Yosemite National Park, one of the most visited parks in the US.
For the 35-acre (14-hectare) campground, Los Angeles-based M-Rad created five identical tiny cabins that comply with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). The civil rights law, enacted in 1990, requires public spaces to be accessible to people with mobility limitations and other disabilities.
The X-Suite cabin totals 270 square feet (25 square metres). In addition to accommodating guests with disabilities, the dwelling features prefabricated construction and well-appointed interiors.
"The X-Suite exemplifies ADA-complaint design that doesn?t compromise beauty for functionality," the studio said in a project description.
Rectangular in plan, the cabin contains a bedroom with a queen bed, a full bathroom, and an open-plan living area and kitchen.
The small building has a wooden frame, exterior walls wrapped in a metal rainscreen, and a standing-seam metal roof. Designed to be movable, the cabin sits atop a steel chassis with wheels.
At the Autocamp site, each unit has a wooden deck that ...
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