像许多建筑学生一样，Hank Butitta感到困惑。因为他和他的同学们煞费苦心又费时地在建筑学院里学习、制作的结果，往往都是，什么都没有。但是Hank Butitta并不像许多建筑系学生，他决定为他的毕业设计买一个旧校车并把它改装成多功能的居住空间。这样做的结果就是：一个225平方英尺的移动住房——以回收的健身房地板和可模糊的LED情境照明完成。
Like many architecture students, Hank Butitta was frustrated. Frustrated that the projects he and his fellow classmates were painstakingly, time-consumingly crafting at architecture school resulted—almost always—in nothing.  But Hank Butitta, unlike many architecture students, decided that, for his thesis, he would buy an old school bus and turn it into a flexible living space. The result: a 225 square foot mobile home—complete with reclaimed gym flooring and dimmable LED mood lighting.

在他的网站中（www.hankboughtabus.com），Butitta说，“通过用简单细节建造一个小空间，要比描绘复杂的方案——通常只能在理论上理解而且并不充分——更有价值，这个项目就是证明这一点的一种方式”。自从这个项目（小房子运动）上周被媒体报道，他的网站粉丝和评论者访问如潮，询问Hank他如何解决一些具体问题以及他如何取得材料。
On his website (www.hankboughtabus.com), Butitta says, “This project was a way to show how building a small structure with simple detailing can be more valuable than drawing a complex project that is theoretical and poorly understood.” Since the project (which was envisioned with a nod to the tiny house movement) was picked up by the media last week, fans and commenters have flooded the site, asking Hank how he resolved certain problems and where he sourced the materials.

以28英寸宽窗户作为一个模数，巴士被分成4个主要功能分区：浴室、厨房、客厅和卧室。这些空间可以通过家具的装配可以满足各种需要。
Using the 28 inch wide windows as a modular guide, the bus is divided into four primary zones: bathroom, kitchen, seating, and sleeping. The space can be configured in a variety of combinations, depending on need.

Butitta向明尼苏达大学建筑学院展示了他重组后的汽车作为他的毕业设计。他5月毕业，接着开始了他5000英里的公路旅行（现在正在进行）。
Butitta presented his revamped vehicle as his thesis project at the University of Minnesota’s School of Architecture. He graduated in a May, and then embarked on a 5,000 mile road trip (which is currently in progress).

我们向这位刚毕业的小伙子询问对那些也许也具有非正统追求的建筑系学生有没有什么建议。
We asked the recent grad if he had any advice for architecture students who might also want to pursue unconventional projects in school.

“自从我有机会成为一个助教，我最终发现老师常常为了保证没人发挥不良而提供指导。那些喜欢在指导之外学习的学生常常担心他们在打破规则，而他们认为不应这么做。许多（也许是大多数）老师非常愿意学生去打破边界在规则之外探索，因为这通常促使学生完成更好的作品。学生对他们的方案抱有更多激情，而且做出更有意思的作品。因此我的建议是：不要等待你的老师告诉你要做什么，去冒险，去打破规则，并且做你抱有激情的事。事情有一点离谱并没有什么损失。
“After having the opportunity to be a TA, I finally realized that instructors often give guidelines just to make sure no one underachieves. The students who are interested in working outside the guidelines are often worried that they’re ‘breaking the rules,’ and they shouldn’t be. Many (most?) instructors are willing to let students break boundaries and work outside of the box as it often leads to better work. The students become more passionate about their projects, and generate more interesting work. So my advice is: don’t wait for your instructors to tell you what to do, take risks, work outside the box, and do work you’re passionate about. Being a little ridiculous doesn’t hurt.

此外，我认为以原比例展现方案是极为重要的。建筑是常因他们不了解结构而被诟病。通过原比例展现方案（不仅仅是建模），我们能有机会了解材料的限制与能力。通过对细部和节点更好的理解，我们可以提高行业的声誉，并且降低一个设计因细部的修改而让步。”
Also, I think it’s incredibly important to iterate at full scale. Architects have an unfortunate reputation for not understanding construction. By iterating (not just modeling) at full scale, we get the opportunity to learn about material limitations and possibilities. By having a better understanding of detailing and joinery, we can improve the field’s reputation, and lower the risk of a design being compromised by a detail that has to be changed.”

Butitta下定决心要将项目推进下去，并且计划着另一个穿越国土的旅行；他希望能将他的巴士和他的故事带给美国各地的建筑学校，探讨他的项目如何与建筑教育的现状以及小房子运动相联系。您可以通过他的网站关注他详细记录的旅程。
Butitta is determined to push the project forward and has plans for another cross-country tour; he’d like to bring his bus and his story to architecture schools around the US, discussing how his project relates to the current state of architectural education and the tiny house movement. You can follow his carefully documented journey on his website.

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