THE CARDBOARD HOUSE
by Jill Fehrenbacher, 08/26/05
If you’re a fan of prefab homes, you’ll love this fabbest-of-prefab Cardboard House. The $35,000, all-cardboard structure comes flat-packed and can be erected on site in under 6 hours. It is both made of recycled materials, and is completely recyclable. It also comes with a composting toilet and condenses its own water!
The architects Stutchbury and Pape, working in association with the Ian Buchan Fell Housing Research Unit at University of Sydney, wanted to make a statement about the reduction of technology and the simplification of needs:
“By demonstrating that we are able to recycle 100% of the building components at extremely low cost, the Cardboard House is a direct challenge to the housing industry to reduce housing and environmental costs.”
While the Cardboard house may have started as a symbolic concept design, the success of the prototypes have made it a viable temporary housing option. The lightweight, movable structures can be used for emergency shelter or for other short-term accommodation needs.
+ Available for $35,000 from HousesOfTheFuture.com
hi
ok this is not meant to be rude or anything, but why would anyone want a $35000 cardboard house.
If there is one thing that prefab has to compete with is cheap mobile homes.
this seems like a really interesting set up, but the price leaces a lot to be desired.
it needs to be up to $15000 not more then that.
at least that is my perception.