# Spherical Repository Abodes The Oil Silo Home is Designed for a Post-Natural Gas World By Meghan Young | Published 2012-03-07 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oil-silo-home References: [dvice](http://dvice.com/archives/2012/03/spherical-oil-s.php) & [pinkcloud.dk](http://pinkcloud.dk/work/02/the-oil-silo-home) The Oil Silo Home imagines a world no longer dependent on oil and all of its subsidiaries. It turns obsolete [oil repositories into livable structures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/albina-riverside) that foster [eco-friendly, healthy and family-oriented lifestyles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/haus-am-lagnesberg). With an estimated 49,000 oil silos around the world, this design could help alleviate the stress the human population is currently putting on the world. As it continues to grow exponentially, proper homes are becoming far and few in between. Thankfully, oil is decreasing at a similar rate. Designed by Berlin's Pinkcloud.dk design studio, the Oil Silo Home is able to accommodate three separate apartments for a total of 12 occupants. Completely self-sufficient, the Oil Silo Home would utilize [solar power](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/e55000) as well as take advantage of passive heating and cooling. It is also very efficient to assemble and disassemble. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 32% | Activity: 29% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Repurposed Silo Homes:** Repurposing oil silos as eco-friendly residential structures for a post-oil world. - **Sustainable Living Spaces:** Designing self-sufficient homes that utilize renewable energy and passive heating and cooling systems. - **Growing Population Solutions:** Creating innovative housing solutions to alleviate the stress caused by the increasing human population. ### Who This Affects Most - **Architecture:** Architects can explore creative ways to repurpose existing structures for sustainable living. - **Renewable Energy:** Renewable energy providers can develop technologies to support self-sufficiency in residential buildings. - **Construction:** Construction companies can focus on developing efficient assembly and disassembly techniques for sustainable homes. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Climate-Responsive Prefab Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/drop-pod.md) - [Turbine-Based Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blademade-1.md) - [Underground Autonomous Shelter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/plan-b-1.md) - [Off-Grid Self-Sufficient Island Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/earth-house.md) - [Solar Powered Compact Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/e55000.md) - [Converted Grain Silo Sites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/albina-riverside.md) - [Stilts-Reading Suspended Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-hole-with-the-house-around.md) - [Sustainable Alien Planet Colonies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colony-concept.md) - [Wooden Surrounded Concrete Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/omer-arbel.md)