# Soda Can Architects Richard Van Os Keuls Covers His Home in Aluminum Cans By Michael Hines | Published 2010-12-10 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/richard-van-os-keuls References: [odditycentral](http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/ingenious-architect-uses-aluminum-cans-as-shingles-for-his-house.html) & [eco-artware](http://www.eco-artware.com/newsletter/newsletter_05_04.php) 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. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.8/10 - Popularity: 73% | Activity: 63% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### 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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Origami-Style Shelled Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/copper-bottom.md) - [Recycled Plastic Tiny Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recycled-plastic-tiny-home.md) - [Recycling-Centric Waterfront Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shor-house.md) - [Crystal-Adorned Crushed Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sam-keller.md) - [Self-Designed Evolving Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/six-columns.md) - [Off-Grid Self-Sufficient Island Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/earth-house.md) - [Wooden Surrounded Concrete Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/omer-arbel.md) - [House-Layered Structural Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-chodge.md) - [Corrugated Metal-Clad Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/catskill-house.md)