One Man's Trash ...

[tiecollector]

That house made from carpet samples would have an awesome R-value.

I might try to build an office out back out of some scraps.

 

[tony_stark]

Amazing stuff for real, got to love the innovation.

 

[milosh]

Dense denim insulation makes awesome sound absorbers.

 

[Mr T]

Excellent article. Thanks for posting it.

 

[Flambeur]

awesome thread

 

[StephenHero]

Here's some more Rural Studio projects. Their budgets are getting a bit larger these days but they still use innovative solutions. Animal hospital made from 2x6's and aluminum.

Bridge made from discarded metal scraps.

More cardboard housing.

House of tires and recycled scrap wood.

These below are designs by others. A plastic tube that connects to heat vents to catch outgoing air to heat up a temporary homeless shelters.

Recycled scrap house.

Houses made from recycled shipping containers. An 8x24' container usually costs about $4,000.

This house was made of 600,000 pounds of recycled materials from the Big Dig highway project in Boston. Those crossed beams are from a highway overpass sign.

Ugly apartment building redecorated with potted plants instead of being rebuilt.

House from metal scraps.

House made from rolled up newspapers.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/...cc6fae.jpg?v=0

House made with retired airplane.

Temple from recycled bottles.

Puma store made from shipping containers.

These below are by Shigeru Ban, a Japanese architect. Pavillion made from recycled cardboard tubes.

Bridge from cardboard tubes.

Pavillion from cardboard.

Chapel from paper pulp columns.

"Nomadic museum" made from shipping containers that can be transported and reassembled in any port city.

There are lots of random interior things designed from recycled materials these days. This is a chandelier from the bottom of 2-liter soda bottles.

Lamp from plastic forks and spoons.

House made from a recycled car ferry used to transport cars through the Panama Canal. The architect had it shipped to his home town and built it into a house on the water.

House from scrap road signs.

wall of phonebooks

keyboards for wallpaper

 

[montecristo#4]

I'd be worried that a house made of grass or newpaper would be just a little flammable...

 

[tiecollector]

Originally Posted by montecristo#4

I'd be worried that a house made of grass or newpaper would be just a little flammable...

Cellulose insulation is newspaper and it doesn't burn because it's treated with borate, otherwise, yeah, but I'd be even more worried about wind blowing them over since that is the biggest stress for light construction. I think the tires seem to be the best average person solution.

 

[StephenHero]

Originally Posted by montecristo#4

I'd be worried that a house made of grass or newpaper would be just a little flammable...
The grass and newspaper are packed so tight that it's nearly fire proof. The frayed edges of the bales char and oxygen can't get to the center of the bales. They're usually formed with a width of 18-24", which is about 3 times the normal width of a wall. That's also why heavy timber construction is safer than steel for buildings that aren't too tall to require steel or concrete construction.

 

[phreak]

so a friend of a friend works for dan (guy in the op), and told us about a "bone house" that they are doing now. it is under construction but we trespassed anyway.

there is a bathroom where dozens of mirrors are set up in a way that wherever you look, you see...well youself .|. (think carnival mirrors)

also a mirror in the shape of ^^

 

[spencers]

I love reading about these kinds of projects

 

[streetminimal]

that is one good looking home.

 

[intent]

Seems to be a rich person luxury.

 

[StephenHero]

New house made out of shipping containers and wood forklift pallets.

 

[mlyngard]

Non-architectural: Freitag Bags, a Swiss company that makes bags from recycled European truck tarps (a typical shipping method over there), as well as recycled automotive material. Great bags too.

http://www.freitag.ch/shop/FREITAG/p...ing/detail.jsf

Love this picture: