Designers and architect have been getting more creative in the way they use materials. Using recycled or unusual materials that people do not normally think of have become more popular. These materials have been started to be used for furniture, buildings and interior materials.
One building that I found while searching the internet is the Grain Bin apartment made by Don and Gare of the Dancing Rabbit Organization. Their goal was to create two one room apartments out of a recycled 3,000 bushel grain bin. In July of 2002, they began construction on this three month project. For the interior of the building the two used straw bales for insulation to keep the building warm during the winter months. Each apartment will have a door and three windows with double paned glass which will also help keep the apartment warm. Lumber and wheat sheets were used to help with the support for the doorframe and the window frames. Every material that was used for this project was recycled and reused from other parts of the farm.
Don and Gare kept a timeline with photographs of their process at http://www.dancingrabbit.org/building/GrainBin.php that explained how they created the entire apartment. They explained how they created the flooring and the walls from lumber and other materials that are found on a farm.
The Grain Bin apartment was created from an unusual material that not many people would think about using to create an apartment from. The entire project took three months and still looks like a well created building. It may not be a building everyone would enjoy, but it is definitely a creative use of space.
Don and Gare, . "Grain Bin." Grain Bin Renovation. Summersault, 21 JAN 2003. Web. 20 Oct 2011. <http://www.dancingrabbit.org/building/GrainBin.php>.
Your topic was very interesting! I've never even heard of grain bins being used to create an apartment. I liked how you went into the detailks of which material were used for what purpose, such as the straw bales for insulation.
ReplyDeletei thought this method of constructing was very interesting! also, i really liked the image you selected and how you photoshopped the image. It looks really good!
ReplyDeleteYou are right- not everyone would enjoy this space, but it is very creative. I like that all the materials they used could be found on the farm. This was very a very interesting place to read about! While the building may not be attractive to most from the outside, I think it looks really neat.
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