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Take a look at this floating tiny home that can travel up to 31 miles a day on solar power

Ryan Hogg   

Take a look at this floating tiny home that can travel up to 31 miles a day on solar power
The Fàng Sōng houseboat.Johanna Link/Crossboundaries
  • The Fàng Sōng houseboat is a solar-powered motorboat with tiny home features.
  • It has a pop-up kitchen table and a bike storage compartment under the living room floor.

Is it a boat? Is it a tiny home? Well ... it's a bit of both.

Is it a boat? Is it a tiny home? Well ... it
Johanna Link/Crossboundaries

The Fàng Sōng houseboat is a solar-powered motorboat with tiny home features — a "slow-motion traveling nest," per Crossboundaries, its designer.

The Fàng Sōng houseboat is a solar-powered motorboat with tiny home features — a "slow-motion traveling nest," per Crossboundaries, its designer.
Johanna Link/Crossboundaries

The boat, a bespoke project, is 15 m long and 4 m wide.

The boat, a bespoke project, is 15 m long and 4 m wide.
Johanna Link/Crossboundaries

The Fàng Sōng is capable of traveling on rivers, lakes, and inland waterways — just not the open ocean.

The Fàng Sōng is capable of traveling on rivers, lakes, and inland waterways — just not the open ocean.
Johanna Link/Crossboundaries

"Fàng Sōng" means "relax" in Chinese.

"Fàng Sōng" means "relax" in Chinese.
Johanna Link/Crossboundaries

Its kitchen features a pop-up dining table. There's also a foldable desk hidden in a cabinet to provide a temporary workspace.

Johanna Link/Crossboundaries

There are multiple entrances on each side of the boat for easy accessibility. The bow side provides access to the main kitchen area.

There are multiple entrances on each side of the boat for easy accessibility. The bow side provides access to the main kitchen area.
Johanna Link/Crossboundaries

There's a sizeable shower unit in the bathroom.

There
Johanna Link/Crossboundaries

There's a nifty bike storage compartment under the living room floor.

There
Johanna Link/Crossboundaries

The average range of the Fàng Sōng is 50 km (31 miles) per day on sunny days, Crossboundaries says. Which means it's not suitable for long, non-stop journeys.

The average range of the Fàng Sōng is 50 km (31 miles) per day on sunny days, Crossboundaries says. Which means it
Johanna Link/Crossboundaries

A pellet stove, remotely controlled by an app, helps heat the boat.

A pellet stove, remotely controlled by an app, helps heat the boat.
Johanna Link/Crossboundaries

Crossboundaries said the boat's owner plans to add a water purification system and a biological sewage treatment unit to allow for longer journeys.

Crossboundaries said the boat
Johanna Link/Crossboundaries

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