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This 1988 Ford Econoline 350 Short Bus Conversion is a guest post by Lacey Leonard
My name is Lacey Leonard and I am an undergraduate Sculpture Student. This was my tiny house project and I am very excited to share it with you!
The bus is a 1988 Ford Econoline 350 with Short Thomas Bus Chassis. This bus was an undergraduate research project in sustainability, mid-century design, and woodworking. The entire interior is hand built with Virginia barn wood dating 150 years back (some of the pieces go back even further).
The project took about one year to complete and was a collaboration between art students. We designed and executed the bus to be functional and ergonomically through mid-century design. The bus is completely off-grid but has room for personal modifications.
There is a composting toilet, fold-out kitchen counter, stainless steel protected space for the heat source, AC unit, tiny closet, bench storage, sink, and red oak wood floor.
The wood used in the bus is red oak, white oak, chestnut, poplar, pine, birch, walnut, and redwood.
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Students design and build short school bus conversion/rolling tiny home
Images © Lacey Leonard
Images © Lacey Leonard
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Images © Lacey Leonard
Images © Lacey Leonard
Images © Lacey Leonard
Images © Lacey Leonard
Images © Lacey Leonard
Images © Lacey Leonard
Images © Lacey Leonard
Images © Lacey Leonard
Images © Lacey Leonard
Images © Lacey Leonard
Images © Lacey Leonard
Images © Lacey Leonard
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