Walter 450 | Living on the water

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After launching its fixed dwellings on the water, Bauhaus Habitat is returning with the Walter 450a 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, Alberts and the caravan Mieswhich can be deposited on land or on 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 it to be moved and piloted like a boat,” describes the co-founder of Bauhaus Habitat, Catherine Vachon.

Also managed 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 benches transform into berths at nightfall.

    PHOTO PROVIDED BY BAUHAUS HABITAT

    The benches transform into berths at nightfall.

  • The dining room and the kitchen. At the bottom, a closed room.

    PHOTO PROVIDED BY BAUHAUS HABITAT

    The dining room and the kitchen. At the bottom, a closed room.

  • The cockpit and the outdoor kitchen

    PHOTO PROVIDED BY BAUHAUS HABITAT

    The cockpit and the outdoor kitchen

  • The pergola located on the boat

    PHOTO PROVIDED BY BAUHAUS HABITAT

    The pergola located on the boat

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Real living space

THE Walter 450a figure whose name alludes to its 45 ft. length, is larger and can accommodate up to six people.

THE Walter 450 offers the benefits of marine life in an equipped tiny house.

The passenger compartment, 640 ft2 of area, 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.

The base price of Walter 450 is $379,000. It climbs to $579,000 with the cutting-edge Yamaha Helm Master EX navigation system, with a “joystick” type controller and autopilot.


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