http://www.gizmag.com December 1, 2008 The appeal of regularly relocating where we live probably comes from our nomadic origins as a species, and over the years we’ve thrilled at the possibilities of some remarkable constructs designed to enable just that: the Icosa Pod, miniHome, Free Spirit Sphere, Nackros Villa, LoftCube, Trilobis, Kitahaus, and the relocatable sphere house. New Zealand is one of those countries where its near-to-no-one geographic location has created a hotbed of innovation through necessity and the Kiwi-produced Port-a-bach is particularly inventive because it is based around a remanufactured shipping container. As such, the NZD$100,000 (US$55,000) fold-out dwelling is not just rugged due to its natural steel exoskeleton, it’s as easy to transport internationally as it is to transport locally on a standard container truck. It has low environmental impact and can connect to local utilities or be entirely power, water and sewer independent.en gizmag.com http://www.gizmag.com/the-us55000-port-a-bach-relocatable-home-in-a-shipping-container/10477/#comment-105688 http://www.gizmag.com/the-us55000-port-a-bach-relocatable-home-in-a-shipping-container/10477/#comment-105688 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:54:14 -0600 http://www.gizmag.com/the-us55000-port-a-bach-relocatable-home-in-a-shipping-container/10477/#comment-35545 http://www.gizmag.com/the-us55000-port-a-bach-relocatable-home-in-a-shipping-container/10477/#comment-35545 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:50:38 -0500 http://www.gizmag.com/the-us55000-port-a-bach-relocatable-home-in-a-shipping-container/10477/#comment-262 http://www.gizmag.com/the-us55000-port-a-bach-relocatable-home-in-a-shipping-container/10477/#comment-262 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:49:12 -0600