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Unusual stairs. Unique and creative designs of stairs from around the world.

Unusual stairs

Three Unique Hotels Made from Recycled Material. Wouldn’t it be fun to stay in a hotel that was made from something different, like a recycled plane?

Three Unique Hotels Made from Recycled Material

Well, you actually can! Even though traveling is fun, almost every hotel that you stay in has the same drab, boring appearance. They all have the same ugly paintings that hang on the same plain white walls. And of course, they’re all made from the same standard building material. Wouldn’t it be fun to stay in a hotel that was made from something different, like a recycled plane? Recycled Drain Pipes The Das Park Hotel in Austria is located in a public park along the Danube River.

Images: flickr The rooms include a double bed that comes with a sleeping bag and a wool blanket, as well as and some extra storage space for personal belongings. Recycled Airplane Located outside of the Teuge Airport in the Netherlands is an old Cold War-era German airplane that has been turned into a luxury hotel suite. Images: Cubeme The plane is an Ilyushin 18 that was built in 1960. 276875459_46177f949810.png (Image PNG, 640x591 pixels)

Recyclebank. Get closer to nature by living in an underground home built from sustainable materials I’ve always wanted to live in an underground dwelling because it’s the closest I’ll ever get to living like a Hobbit, and it seems like the perfect place to go in case zombies attack.

Recyclebank

Most importantly, underground homes are very eco-friendly and are built directly into the earth, which means they take up less construction material and produce less waste. One Million Beer Bottles Later and it’s a Buddhist Temple. By Doug Gunzelmann on October 24, 2008 Thai monks from the Sisaket province have used over one million recycled glass bottle to construct their Buddhist temple.

One Million Beer Bottles Later and it’s a Buddhist Temple

Mindfulness is at the center of the Buddhist discipline and the dedication and thoughtfulness required to build everything from the toilets to their crematorium from recycled bottles shows what creativity and elbow grease can accomplish. The Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew temple is about 400 miles northeast of Bangkok in the city of Khun Han close to the Cambodian border. Using Heineken bottles (green) and Chang Beer bottles (brown) the monks were able to clean up the local pollution and create a useful structure that will be a visual reminder to the scope of pollution and the potential we can make with limber minds.

Luxury Villa Amanzi, Thailand by Original Vision Studio. Luxury Villa Amanzi, Thailand by Original Vision Studio The Villa Amanzi by Architect firm Original Vision Studio is a stunning modern vacation residence located in the exclusive Cape Sol on the West coast of Phuket, Thailand.

Luxury Villa Amanzi, Thailand by Original Vision Studio

Villa Amanzi is a stunning six bedroom residence with a 15m infinity pool and breathtaking views over the Andaman Sea. This luxury villa enjoys a spectacular headland location along Kamala’s exclusive Millionaires Mile and captures cool gentle breezes all year round with uninterrupted sea views from every vantage point, in one of the most breathtaking locations Phuket has to offer. The contemporary design features ultra modern architecture and interiors that combine to provide guests with the optimal environment to relax and unwind in unspoilt luxury.

Photograpghy by Marc Gerritsen & Helicam Asia Aerial Photography. The Vertical Farm Project - Agriculture for the 21st Century and Beyond.

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World's biggest ant hill. Earthbag Construction. EarthBag Homes - you're standing on the building materials... earthbag home Long sandbags are filled on-site and arranged in layers or as compressed coils.

Earthbag Construction

Stabilizers such as cement, lime, or sodium carbonate may be added to an ideal mix of 70% sand, 30% clay. Straw may also be added. The earthbags are then plastered over with adobe. Arquitectura en Equilibrio (Architecture in Balance) flickr.com earthbag home Plastic bags recycled into plastic bags -- if plastic does not break down for a thousand years, this building is sure to last several lifetimes. Earthbag construction Foundations differ as per site. Earthbag construction The time consuming part, filling the bags. Earthbag construction Testing the strength of an arch. Earthbag home Project Seres, Guatemala. projectseres.org, flickr.com earthbag home CalEarth -- Emergency Shelter Village, Hesperia, California. Earthbag home Cal Earth -- Emergency Shelters. Earthbag home CalEarth let the layers show.

Resources: Lessons: 7 Centuries old Stone Houses in Iran. About Inhabitat. Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.

About Inhabitat

Inhabitat was started by NYC designer Jill Fehrenbacher as a forum for investigating emerging trends in product, interior, and architectural design. Managing Editor Mike Chino leads the editorial team, while Laura Mordas-Schenkein assists with daily business operations. Zero Carbon House, Shetland > Home. A Low Impact Woodland Home.

Getting your hands dirty Do you fancy making your own home along these lines but want to have a bit of hands on experience.

A Low Impact Woodland Home

We would like to invite you to join us in our future building projects. Come along, you give us a hand and we'll teach you some methods and tricks for design and construction in the low impact, permaculture style. Not to mention plenty of good food and merriment. Design Drool: A Green House You'll Actually Want to Live In.