The Alfredo Santa Cruz family in Puerto Iguazu has created a home that would make any environmentalist dizzy with excitement. The family's Casa Ecologica de Botellas Plasticas, or La Casa de Botellas, is built out of thousands of PET plastic water bottles.
With walls, beds, tables and even a garden made of plastic bottles, as well as a Tetra pack roof, the portable La Casa de Botellas is eco-tastic. And if you're wondering how the Santa Cruz family created such a structure, they create their own casting technology to keep the bottles fused together.
Plastic Bottle Palaces
La Casa de Botellas Gives New Meaning to Green Living
Trend Themes
1. Eco-friendly Architecture - The trend of using unconventional materials like plastic bottles in construction opens up opportunities for architects to create eco-friendly buildings.
2. Sustainable Design - The use of PET plastic water bottles and Tetra pack roofs highlights the trend of incorporating sustainable design practices into various industries.
3. DIY Innovation - The Santa Cruz family's self-created casting technology exemplifies the trend of DIY innovation, where individuals find creative solutions using their own resources.
Industry Implications
1. Architecture - The concept of building with plastic bottles can disrupt the architecture industry by introducing new methods of eco-conscious construction.
2. Home Construction - The use of PET plastic bottles and other unconventional materials in building homes presents opportunities for innovative construction practices within the housing industry.
3. Sustainable Packaging - The trend of using PET plastic bottles in construction highlights the potential for sustainable packaging solutions and prompts companies to rethink their packaging materials.