0:00 Intro
1:23 The Design
3:34 The Cab
4:55 The Entry
5:40 The Livingroom/Office
9:14 The Murphy Bed
11:17 The Kitchen
13:05 The Bathroom
13:53 The Garage
14:34 The Awning/Roof
15:53 Thanks & Subscribe
16:56 Secret Ending!
Make sure to watch the secret ending!!!!
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John's design website: https://thedreamteam.space/
John's online Rhino3D classes: https://sva.edu/academics/continuing-education/courses?instructorName=heida
Follow Jess, an operations wizard and John, a designer/maker as they ditch their Brooklyn, NY digs for a more spacious 60 square foot Ford Transit 350 XLT. Jess and John did the conversion in the sweltering, litter-lined streets of New York City and are on a quest for actual nature and more temperate weather. Will they make it? Stay tuned to find out!
Conceptually, the van is the kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom and the outdoors serves as their living room. This concept prioritized a functional kitchen and bath, while providing plenty of seating for dining and working indoors when the weather is disagreeable. The other driver for the van design was the urge to move away from a bed and garage hogging the entire back half of the interior. Why have a bed taking up half your space all day when you only sleep for 8 hours? The solution to this was to create a queen size murphy bed that hides during the day, thus creating twice as much functional space during the day.We're changing to a lower gear, squeezing into a custom built van, and exploring the country! Learn with us and come along for the ride.
Video Editor:
Ina Chen
http://www.inachen.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ina_ccchen/
Original Composition by:
Michael Alan Hams
https://michaelalanhams.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hamsmichaelalan/
***An extra special thank you to***
Fabrication Help & Tacos:
Boris Klompus
The best AirBNB & Shop Space:
Beth Greenberg
https://www.instagram.com/phoeniciabluehouse/
Ted Kilcommons
https://www.instagram.com/tedkilcommons/
**A special thank you to**
Fabrication Help:
Mengxi He https://www.instagram.com/mngxxh/
Hannah Mishin https://hannahmishin.com/
Rob Belgrod https://www.instagram.com/dorglebbor/
Ryan Logan https://www.instagram.com/mypatientpractice/
Cushions:
Elizabeth Meiklejohn http://elizabethmeiklejohn.com/
Crest Design:
Allan Chochinov https://www.instagram.com/chochinov/
Sexy Housing:
Steve Lok https://mmauthority.com/
Pet Care & Housing:
David & Estefania Knight https://www.instagram.com/thehighstride/
Gato Sitting:
Baris Alten
Van Hook-up:
Yasir Salem https://www.gwenevieremann.org/
Art work:
Adam Fujita https://www.instagram.com/adamfu/
*Thank you*
Best Fablab ever:
SVA Visible Futures Lab Crew https://www.vfl.sva.edu/
Best Graduate Design Program ever:
SVA Products of Design Crew https://productsofdesign.sva.edu/
Shop Space:
Newlab https://newlab.com/
Brooklyn's best bar:
Swell Dive https://www.instagram.com/swelldive/