Industrial designer Marun Attia has created Cocoon Freelancer, a wooden cabin informed by Alpine houses and Japanese temples that can fit on flatbed vehicles and be used as a mobile living space.Attia used a type of timber called moon wood to construct the mobile home, which is harvested to align with the lunar cycles during the coldest months of the year.The designer says the wood, which is free from glue, plastics and chemical treatments, has many advantages over regular timber.The home is designed to fit on truck flatbeds"Moon wood, harvested during a specific lunar phase, is more durable, resistant to pests, and less prone to warping," Attia told Dezeen."Over time, it develops a beautiful grey patina resembling tree bark, providing natural and long-lasting protection, inspired by the enduring Alpine houses and Japanese temples that have stood for 500 to 1,500 years."Attia also avoided using screws on exterior surfaces, so that the wood wouldn't be susceptible to water absorption.It can also be placed on the groundThe cabin measures 185 centimetres by 320 centimetres internally, has a height of 200 centimetres and is designed to fit on vehicle flatbeds.It can either be used as a mobile home that remains on the truck, giving the user a more elevated cabin, or placed on the ground.Cocoon Freelancer is made from moon wood. Video by Attia Design"Cocoon is weight-optimized to fit standard 3.5-ton flatbed vehicles, such as Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, VW Crafter, MAN TGE, avoiding special driving licenses tolls and road limitations," Attia said."It can also be transported via trailer or placed on adjustable pillars, which are coming soon, or directly on the ground, offering flexibility for various terrains and use cases."The cabin is heated by a wood stoveThe cabin is made from thick wood and heated by a Tiny Wood Stove a compact wood-burning stove."We intentionally avoided additional insulation because our high-tech vacuum glass and approximately eight-centimetre thick solid wood walls exclusive construction feature special stabilising and breathing chambers," Attia explained.Read: IAAC creates mobile Moca dwelling with openable fabric facadesHe said this lets the wood naturally dry the facade."Traditional insulation materials could trap moisture, increasing the risk of mould and compromising durability and air quality without significantly improving insulation performance," Attia added.It has a desk that can be changed into a bedCocoon Freelancer has floor-to-ceiling windows on the side facing outwards, making it easy for users to enjoy the landscape from inside the mobile home. The glass used for this was chosen for its insulating properties."The light safety vacuum glass achieves an exceptional insulation value of 0.7 watts-per-meter-square-kelvin, matching the performance of standard 44-millimetre triple-layer glass, while being six times thinner and lighter at just 7.7 millimetres," Attia said."In practice, this design has performed exceptionally well. Even at outdoor temperatures of seven degrees Celsius, Cocoon can be heated to a comfortable 20 degrees Celsius within 30 minutes using the Tiny Wood Stove."A cooking station sits by the windowThe Cocoon Freelancer features a roof made of solar panels, which Attia said are "capable of generating over 900 watts, 37.5 volts, and 24 amps."Inside the cabin, the designer has created a compact interior with space-saving built-in features, including a desk that can be folded down and turned into part of the bed."We conducted standard research on existing cabins, but Cocoon's interior is a fully self-developed design based on practical usability needs," Attia said."A key feature is the bed-to-desk transformation, which took 18 months design iterations to perfect, ensuring maximum comfort, space efficiency, easy, light and harmonic integration."Cocoon Freelancer can be unloaded by just one personThe interior was secured with hand-tightened nuts, so that it could be disassembled without tools, and is designed for unloading by a single person.Other innovative mobile homes on Dezeen include a 1990s van with plywood furniture and a dwelling with openable fabric facades.The photography is courtesy of Attia Design.The post Marun Attia creates cabin-like mobile home from moon wood appeared first on Dezeen.