Andrew Hinman Architecture
When a South Texas ranch owner relocated one of his cherished possessions, a vintage streamlined aluminum house (not travel) trailer, to the family’s favorite fishing/swimming hole overlooking the Nueces River he needed to protect the house from flash-flooding from the river.
The solution is a steel-framed, metal-roofed cradle that lifts the trailer above the flood plain. The cradle is anchored by a concrete blockhouse containing utilities, storage and bathroom topped by a screened sleeping loft. Decks and hot tub add additional comfort. Dual tanks provide for rainwater harvesting. The trailer interior is refurbished with bamboo panels.
Photographs: Paul Bardigjy
When a South Texas ranch owner relocated one of his cherished possessions, a vintage streamlined aluminum house (not travel) trailer, to the family’s favorite fishing/swimming hole overlooking the Nueces River he needed to protect the house from flash-flooding from the river.
The solution is a steel-framed, metal-roofed cradle that lifts the trailer above the flood plain. The cradle is anchored by a concrete blockhouse containing utilities, storage and bathroom topped by a screened sleeping loft. Decks and hot tub add additional comfort. Dual tanks provide for rainwater harvesting. The trailer interior is refurbished with bamboo panels.
Photographs: Paul Bardigjy
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