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WHAT IS BARK? |
HERE IT IS...The All Terrain Cabin (ATC)Right now, sitting in a warehouse in greater Vancouver, is an amazing structure designed as a travelling exhibition of Canadian design. It is called the All Terrain Cabin (ATC), and it was designed and built by BARK, a not-for-profit design collective based in Vancouver.This structure has already appeared in Calgary, Vancouver, Victoria, Toronto and across the boarder in Atlanta, Georgia. It was a huge hit with visitors to these shows. It is a cabin for the 21st century built of aluminum, wood, and glass.It travels around looking just like a standard shipping container. When in arrives, the walls unfold to triple the useable space and to reveal an ultra contemporary dwelling totally outfitted with the best of Canadian design.The ATC is designed to travel by train, truck, ship, plane, or helicopter. It can literally go anywhere--and it is self contained: a generator running on biodiesel is included and an "inverter" changes DC into AC. The ATC operates off the grid. Plumbing is similarly environmentally friendly--filtering and re-use of grey water, composting toilet, tanks of fresh water, rain collection, etc.It's beautiful, it's smart, it can support a family of 4, and it's all Canadian. Both private money (from the Home Show advisors) and Federal Government money have helped fund the building of this one of a kind cabin.BARK wants to send it on a World Tour--for up to 5 years--and they would prefer that as much as possible of these come from ordinary Canadians rather than governments or large companies. This project is about raising the travelling funds for the ATC World Tour. |
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