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This luxurious tiny home on wheels was made from a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vanhttps://www.businessinsider.in/miscellaneous/this-luxurious-tiny-home-on-wheels-was-made-from-a-mercedes-benz-sprinter-van/slidelist/71036253.cms2019-09-08T18:32:41+05:30

This luxurious tiny home on wheels was made from a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van

Sep 8, 2019, 18:32 IST

Hymer has partnered with BASF to create a concept tiny home on wheels, the VisionVenture.

The home is built on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis.

BASF, a German chemical company with a self-proclaimed focus on sustainability, provided over 20 materials for the home, including the paintwork, high-performance plastics, and slate veneers.

The home keeps the Sprinter’s doors, headlights, and radiator grille.

However, the windscreen, A-pillar, hood, and rooflight have been redesigned.

Parts of the home, including the wheel arch panel, were produced using 3D printing, which Hymer claims gives the parts a “robust, rubber-like quality.”

Hymer claims the paintwork can cool the surface temperature of the car by 20 degrees Celsius, or 68 degrees Fahrenheit, and interior of the vehicle by 4 degrees Celsius, or 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit.

The LED-illuminated staircase also has extra interior storage space.

The home comes with an inflatable pop-top roof with a seven-centimeter thick honeycomb wall for insulation. The roof can be inflated with either hot or cooled air and is photovoltaic like a solar panel, increasing its self-sufficiency, according to Hymer.

The interior of the Sprinter-home includes a private patio with a pull-out electric barbecue, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and living “room” that doubles as an office space.

Multiple decorations in the home are multi-purpose. For example, the wall covering was designed as a “rail system” that allows for storage or decoration hanging. The lamp can be moved and serves as a patio light, ceiling light, and light pendant.

The bathroom side wall unfolds to allow the sink to be stored away.

This leaves more room for a shower cubicle that has a rain shower function.

Hymer claims the concept car is a foreshadowing of what travel could look like by 2025.

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