Richard Van Os Keuls is a Maryland-based architect who has taken upcycling to the next level with his aluminum can-covered home. The aluminum can home is actually a plywood add-on to the original house that is covered head-to-toe in over 22,000 aluminum cans.
Everything from the roofs to the walls is covered in aluminum cans. While Richard Van Os Keuls may seem like an eco-innovator, the architect admits that he was just looking for a cheap and durable way to cover his home. Accidental ecovation is better than no ecovation. Check out the aluminum can covered home above.
What's Driving This Trend
- Upcycling Architecture
- Designing and building structures using unconventional recycled materials like aluminum cans provides an opportunity for unique and sustainable architecture.
- Affordable Eco-friendly Housing
- Covering homes in upcycled material like aluminum cans may provide cost-effective and eco-friendly solutions to housing constructions.
- Sustainable Design Movement
- The use of unconventional recycled materials has inspired a sustainable design movement that pushes for eco-friendly and innovative design solutions.
Who This Affects Most
- Architecture
- Architects can incorporate unconventional materials like aluminum cans to create a unique and sustainable structure.
- Construction
- Construction companies can explore the use of unconventional recycled materials to enhance the sustainability of buildings they construct.
- Environmental Services
- Environmental services companies can leverage the sustainable design movement to deliver eco-friendly solutions to their clients' design needs.
