Double Decker Living – London’s Buses Become Homes
by Warren McLaren, Sydney on 12.20.05
The week just gone was the last hurrah for the Routemaster, London’s classic double decker bus. Probably they will be snapped up by auto museums around the globe. The more modern Leyland Olympians also face retirement, eventually. Double Decker Living (DDL) is snapping up available ones to create mobile 2 storey housing. Complete with communal sitting room, shower, kitchen and dining area and sleeping for five. So far they have converted 6, with another 50 in the offing. A youth homeless youth charity is trialling one and British hospitals are considering them “for doctors and nurses on call or working split shifts.” Environmentally (aside from the reuse aspect) the buses also sport solar panels. Toilets are said to be of the composting variety with the contents collected once week (presumably for a further micro-organism lovefest elsewhere). And each bus comes with two fold-up bicycles. Our thanks to Transittrends for the tip. ::Double Decker Living
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Double Decker Bus............... interesting!
Dear Sir-
I may have contacted you before, but I'm still searching for a donation of a bus or coach for the use of childrens charity kidsco- please have a look at their website www.kidsco.org.uk- this charity emotionally and practially suports vulnerable and deprived children and young people from all over South London. A bus- working or not- would serve a myriad of purposes.
Looking forward to your reply
Yours Sincerely
Mark Ashby
BoulderSpace.org, a design and development community resource here in Boulder has just completed the first stage of interior design on their double-decker bus. It is located outside of Moto coffee on the corner of Folsom and Canyon. They invite people to come on board, grab a cup of Illy's coffee and check it out. They are working out the details of opening the space up to local business as a community timeshare. Some neat things in the works surrounding the 1956 Double Decker retro interior bus!
BoulderSpace.org, a design and development community resource here in Boulder has just completed the first stage of interior design on their double-decker bus. It is located outside of Moto coffee on the corner of Folsom and Canyon. They invite people to come on board, grab a cup of Illy's coffee and check it out. They are working out the details of opening the space up to local business as a community timeshare. Some neat things in the works surrounding the 1956 Double Decker retro interior bus!