Many forms of transportation are quite unforgiving for persons with certain physical disabilities. The Beyond Caravan concept was designed as a barrier-free mobile home that can be enjoyed by people of all ages with different ranges of mobility.
Firstly, Markus Kurkowski's design enables you to lower the camper van down to the ground when it's parked, eliminating the typically elevated entrance. A generous ramp can be pulled out from the door, providing a shallow slope for easy ingress and egress with a wheelchair.
The interior of the Beyond Caravan is spacious, even opening wide to the outdoors for a more pronounced natural connection. The winner of a 2013 Red Dot Design Award, the RV boasts amenities -- such as a bathroom -- that are more accessible than what you'll find in most buildings.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Barrier-free Campers
- Designing campers with accessible features for persons with physical disabilities.
- Elevated Entrance Elimination
- Developing innovative ways to lower the entrance of campers, making them easier to access for people with mobility challenges.
- Accessible Outdoor Connection
- Creating campers with wide openings to the outdoors, providing a stronger connection to nature for individuals with disabilities.
Where This Applies
- Recreational Vehicles
- Innovating within the RV industry to design and manufacture campers that are more accessible for individuals with physical disabilities.
- Mobility Equipment
- Developing specialized mobility equipment such as ramps and lifts that can be integrated into campers to enhance accessibility for individuals with disabilities.
- Accessible Tourism
- Pioneering the field of accessible tourism by offering services and products that cater to the needs of travelers with physical disabilities.
