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Weird and Interesting news
January 19, 2009
Matt Isleib
- $5,000 Paper House is the World’s
- Swankiest Hobo Pad
By John Herrman, 7:15 AM on Mon Jan 19 2009
- Swiss company The Wall AG has a perfect solution for third-world shanty towns, semi-permanent refugee camps and approximately 7.2% of adult Americans: paper houses!
This isn’t mere paper craft—the Universal World House is a $5,000, 390 square foot modular home, outfitted with plumbing and boarding facilities to support up to eight (eight!) residents each. The secret of its construction is its “paper” shell; the resin-soaked cellulose, made from recycled paper, is shaped into honeycomb walls, which provide structural integrity and insulation to the houses.
Aside from having a convertible closed/open-air kitchen with table and benches.
1 Comment to 'Weird and Interesting news'
January 19, 2009
These houses would be great and substantially cheaper for emergency housing! I am guessing they would lighter being made from paper so they could be air dropped into disaster areas! Very Cool!
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