KEG Apartments Transform Liquid Container Trucks Into Mobile Houses

Now that shipping container homes are super hip, designers are concocting new ways to upcycle existing materials into dwellings -- say for instance, liquid container semis! Aristide Antonas, a designer from Athens, has a great idea to recycle old trucks into apartments that can either remain stationary or stay attached to the truck and be mobile. His KEG Apartments take a cool new look at how we can reuse just about anything to create low impact domiciles for a more resourceful age.
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cardboard house of the future?

Cardboard is not a traditional building material,
however the introduction of innovative bonding,
cutting and structural techniques has provided the
opportunity to consider this lightweight and
recyclable material in a more creative fashion.

All the material in the house is recycled,
and recyclable, making it an excellent
environmentally sustainable option for housing.
The Carboard House is made of recycled carboard
supplied by Visy Industries. This is completed with
a waterproof roof made from HDPE plastic,
which also forms the material of the flexible
under-floor water tanks and the novel kitchen
and bathroom 'pods'.

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Download the cardboard house fact sheet.