After launching its fixed homes on the water, Bauhaus Habitat is back with the Walter 450, a new type of floating home unveiled during the Bateau à Flot nautical event, which took place on September 22 and 24, at the Old Port of Montreal .
The latest addition to the Bauhaus Habitat family, a subsidiary of the Van Life Mtl Group, the Walter 450 attracts attention with its elegance and comfort. Insulated for four-season use – like its peers, Wassily, Albers and the Mies caravan, which can be placed on land or water – the Walter stands out for its mobility. It is the first Bauhaus dwelling designed to sail.
“It’s really a tiny house on keels, equipped with a navigation system that allows you to move it and steer it like a boat,” describes Bauhaus Habitat co-founder Catherine Vachon.
Also overseen by Van Life Mtl, the islands of floating homes for rent from the Eau Villa concept, launched at the Chambly marina, then on a pond in Sutton, were the laboratory for refining the details of this luxury home, built in Quebec.
The Walter 450, a figure whose name alludes to its 45ft length, is larger and can accommodate up to six people.
The cabin, measuring 640 square feet, includes a full kitchen and bathroom, a closed bedroom, a living room and a dining room. The living space, simple and small, but cleverly designed, transforms into a bedroom if necessary.
Outside, the boat includes a pergola on the upper level and a terrace that can be converted into an outdoor kitchen with barbecue and sink. “We see homes on water elsewhere in the world. Even if our climate does not allow sailing in the ice, we can extend the navigation until very late in the season. This is the new era and I think we will move more and more towards that,” believes Catherine Vachon.
