Swedish architect Leo Qvarsebo recently created a family holiday home using recycled materials. The hut is a traditional triangular cottage with a slightly fun and casual feel.
The house was built in Dalarna in a picturesque and calm corner of Sweden. The dwelling has a characteristic sloped roof that literally reaches the ground. Spectacular shape huge windows– not all the interesting highlights of modern country house. A strong rope is thrown from the ridge of the roof: this move allows you to practice climbing steep slopes. IN winter time special design allows you to protect the roof from heavy snowfall: and in this region, heavy precipitation is not uncommon.
Interior summer house impresses with its unified design: the interior furnishings amazes with intimacy, the whole house is perceived holistically due to the intersecting planes. The designer chose a discreet, almost country style. The main task became the creation homely atmosphere and unity with natural beauty.
A multi-level house can be called an excellent abode for adults. Once at the very top of the home, you can enjoy the most private space, hidden from prying eyes. In addition, from here they open best views. You can reach each floor using a special cozy staircase.
There's a trick to keep the little one country house seemed bigger. You need to flood the tiny space with as much natural light as possible. Glass hatches in the ceiling will help this idea. They are difficult to install, and their standalone potential is not effective enough, but they help fill darkened interiors with light.
Utah couple Patrick and Sarah Romero Sandy created this sparkling tiny home accented by three large pyramidal loft windows.
The couple work as videographers. They built the tiny house over three summer months in 2014 with the help of Sarah's father. The young couple says they intended to earn extra income by renting out their miniature home. And I tried to make it attractive to potential tenants using aesthetic techniques:
“We wanted something really clean, fresh and beautiful - almost beachy. We love the idea of all white with lots of cotton and color accent in decor."
The folding table can be folded, this will give more space for guests. The sofa can be folded out and used as an additional sleeping area. There are also original storage niches that can serve as seating - in the wall, next to the front door.
The bathroom is located under the attic. Contrary to the tiny room standards, there is plenty of space.
The attic bedroom is simply magnificent. It offers stunning views of the sky. The place is great for watching starfalls.
The housing, just under 90 m2, is created mainly from recycled materials and without the rental of special equipment. This approach allowed us to reduce construction costs to $25 thousand.
Although there are many tiny homes out there, local bylaws often become a headache. The Romeros couple had their share of troubles with officials. This happened when the construction was completed in an ideal location for the couple. As a result, the building had to be moved.
The housing was seized by county authorities. The couple struggled for months, trying to find loopholes. But officials stopped all efforts to find a consensus and notified the couple that they had to move their house to a permitted park area in order to legally rent the land.
Referring to their experience, the Romeros emphasized that it is very important to carefully familiarize yourself with local regulations, since the authorities of another city may not be so loyal in legalizing mini-buildings. The couple built a magnificent home that demonstrated a different side of economic freedom. And showed that miniature projects are able to save money for their residents or help them earn money additional funds from tenants.
The guys are just great! Do you agree?
This may be the cheapest family home UK - a couple built a three-bedroom eco-home for just? 27,000 using recycled materials. For example, architect Paul Zimmer went over budget by ? 200,000 while building his dream eco-home... perhaps he should check out Simon and Jasmine Dale, who started the project with £500 in their bank account. I also wonder how they did it! After all, the house turned out to be quite nice.
In order to build a beautiful, warm and cozy home It turns out that it is not at all necessary for your family to have a lot of money. Proof of this is the example of Simon Dale, a father of two children, who did not take out a mortgage for an apartment, but decided to create a house with his own hands. The young couple, Dale and Jasmine, dreamed of living “on earth”, in own home, with her two children in Lammas, Pembrokeshire.
In exchange for the right to build on open farmland, they had to prove they could become self-sustaining on their 7-acre (2.8-hectare) plot within five years, or be forced to leave.
Realizing the enormity of the task ahead, Simon shared his plans with host Kevin McCloud, explaining that they would like to live "on land".
On south side plot, Simon planned to dig a pit into the hillside and build a retaining wall from bags filled with excavated soil.
He decided to make the floors from compressed earth, soaked linseed oil and polished, as well as from wood grown, felled and processed by Simon himself.
The roof is made from the same wood, covered with a sealed membrane and insulated with sheep's wool and hay.
The windows are made from recycled glass; exterior walls wooden frame filled with straw bales.
A greenhouse was planned near the facade - both to heat the air in the house and to grow vegetables; kitchenware And Appliances- from garage sales and eBay.
“This is no longer a cramped hobbit house (Simon's previous project), but a spacious, robust three-bedroom home for the whole family,” Kevin said.
The couple wanted an open-plan house with underfloor heating and an indoor flush toilet, but it was all under big question, given the extremely modest amount they had.
Jasmine grows pumpkins near her home to feed her family.
“As far as I can tell, Simon and Jasmine actually started building their family home with? 500 in the bank. This is an adventurous project, both in design and in the scope of what was planned.”
The project started in October 2012, it was a wet and stormy winter and Simon was unable to start work for the first six months.
Finally, as spring arrived, he began building a retaining wall, buying hundreds of yellow bags on eBay (at seven pence a bag) and filling them with clay, sand and fine rubble.
“I’m not sure it’s any more labor-intensive than if we created the formwork and poured the concrete. But this, of course, is a much more pleasant thing,” said Simon.
Dozens of volunteers who came to Lammas volunteered to help with this task - they offered their labor in exchange for food.
However, this work took three months.
By October 2013, Simon hoped to complete the house so that he could move there and move his family, and if the construction was not yet completed - next winter. But everything took a little longer...
One of the conditions of staying in Lammas was to create her own small business, and Jasmine made every effort to create a household plot for growing vegetables.
In August 2014 the house was almost ready.
Simon said they spent about? 5500 for insulation from sheep wool and waterproof sheet material for home.
At the end of 2014, the family finally settled into their new home. According to general estimates, they spent modestly? 27,000 on his house, and Kevin considered it “the cheapest house built in Western Hemisphere" I wonder what this amount includes? 5,000 to feed 277 volunteers who helped with construction. Simon said: “It was hard but it was worth it and I didn’t ask for an easy life. I like challenges. Being tired at the end of a hard day at work is a good feeling.”
Jasmine now teaches gardening courses and sells farm produce, while Simon provides advice on low-budget building.
Designer Meb Rure from Istanbul has found a way to use waste from the textile industry - she makes lounge furniture from silk scraps. The collection includes an armchair, a chair and an ottoman. The products are used as a basis American oak, and the upholstery is made of sponge, hand-covered with pieces of Nepalese silk - scraps that are not suitable for use in the textile industry. This fabric is known not only for its high quality, but also in bright colors.
Three London designers - Charles Duffy, William Gubbins and Billy Turvey - have released a line of recycled sneakers plastic waste. The project was called Everything You Buy Is Rubbish (“Everything you buy is rubbish”). All the waste for the collection was collected by the designers by hand along the banks of the Thames, English Channel and the Atlantic Ocean, then melted down and used as material for shoes. The project is aimed at combating environmental pollution from plastic waste.
Several years ago, benches made from mobile phones. As part of a project organized at that time by Elisa, Nokia and Elektroonikaromu, city residents handed over 12,700 unnecessary mobile phones. Subsequently, the telephones were recycled, and ten park benches were made from their elements, which were placed in the center of Tallinn. In addition to park benches, old telephones, after recycling, can be used to produce, for example, copper wind instruments, decorations, children's playgrounds, medical equipment.
Hungarian designer Zachary Vinylaskey makes men's bags from coffee bags. To launch production, he raised more than $4,000 on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter. Suitable for both travel and exploring the city, Malemaker's durable bags are made entirely from recycled materials. In addition to bags for transporting and storing coffee, they use a belt and zippers instead of Velcro and zippers. aluminum frame, giving the product its shape. Product size - 41 x 35 x 15 cm, capacity - about 20 liters. Malemaker costs $190.
An American couple - photographer Nick Olson and fashion designer Lila Horwitz - built in West Virginia house made of old windows. The couple spent only $500 on construction. To create a house, young people quit their jobs and completely immersed themselves in the creative process. The back and side walls were based on old barn. Interior made from recycled materials. The front facade of windows allows a lot of natural light into the room, which reduces the need for artificial lighting. There is no running water inside the house, so the couple uses it as a country summer house. The couple wanted to show in this way that old things can be used to create a beautiful and inexpensive home.
Designers Adi Spiegel and Keren Tomer make furniture and lighting from recycled sawdust and plastic bags. The crushed shavings along with polymer waste are placed in an aluminum mold of the required size and baked in household oven. The most famous product of the Israeli brand Kulla is the stool. Its seat is baked entirely, after which the legs are screwed to it. Chairs, lamps and tableware are available in several color options- depending on the original color of polyethylene.
Surfer brand Quiksilver has released new model AG47 shorts, which are made from recycled plastic. Each pair took about 11 pet bottles. The shorts are made at the Unifi factory using laser cutting at high temperature. This allows you to make seams without stitches, which means the shorts will not rub the skin when worn. The model is available in various color options and costs from $55 to $125 on the Quiksilver official website. The AG47 was developed with the participation of world-renowned ASP World Tour surfers Freddie Pattachi, Jeremy Flores, Travis Logie, Thiago Pires, Aritz Araburu and Kanoa Igarashi.
The cork used in Vans sneakers is mined on the west coast of the Mediterranean Sea. According to a report by the World Foundation wildlife(WWF), production cork material no harm environment, as it does not lead to cutting down trees. The bark is carefully and carefully removed in the hot months, when it moves away from the trunk. Any damage is covered with a special healing solution, which helps the tree cope with stress. Then the bark is completely restored within 9 years.Vans cork sneakers cost the same as their counterparts made from other materials. Price per pair is $100.
American artist and eco-designer Kathleen Novak Tucci created a collection of jewelry from old bicycle tires. Her collection includes statement bracelets, belts, rings, necklaces, earrings and handbags. The designer hopes that her unusual jewelry will make people think about the environmental situation on the planet. Rubber attracted the artist with its lightness, flexibility and plasticity. Kathleen cuts first individual elements- triangles, circles, squares or flowers, and then makes decorations from them. Thanks to the lightness of rubber, she experiments a lot with the length of her jewelry.
The Italian company Ricrea produces furniture that consists of 100% recycled waste from shipbuilding and shoe production. This waste produces special plastic, which is used to create chairs, textured sofas, poufs with side tables, screens, lamps, decorative panels. The main part of the models is made in white; the products are quite versatile and can be used both indoors and in the garden. The plastic from which they are made is quite unpretentious and does not require special care. Production is also located in Italy.
