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Symmetry. Andthesea.html from emcarroll.com. Plastic Bottle Homes and Greenhouses. Homes made from Plastic Bottles + Greenhouses, too! Plastic bottle house plastic bottle house Eco-Tec's Ecoparque El Zamorano, Honduras. Ecological House: Constructed with 8,000 bottles with composting toilets and a solar water heating system. The green roof can weigh 30 tons when wet and has been supported by the walls without any extra reinforcement. It is the first house in the world made from PET bottles without using cement in the walls. plastic bottle house The same home seen from the inside. For design effect some bottles were left slightly exposed. Plastic bottle house Eco-Tec's Casa de la Fe. Plastic bottle house Casa de la Fe (Faith House) Honduran Foundation for the Rehabilitation and Integration of the Handicapped.

Plastic bottle house Eco Tec's Sky Field House under construction. plastic bottle house Eco Tec's Sky Field House: The first vaulted ceiling using PET bottles. Plastic bottle house An Eco-Tec home in Bolivia. Plastic bottle house 200 PET bottles hold up the bed. Sky Garden House - Architecture Linked - Architect & Architectural... I think one of the reasons that many are skeptical about environmental design is because they think its terribly complex and costly. It does take a bit more effort on the front end, but it's definitely not rocket science. This architecture by Guz Architects is a wonderfully developed minimalistic design with a curvilinear flare that really brings out the organic coverings.

I'm most impressed with how design facilitates the needs of the plants and shrubs located throughout the house. See more at Guz Architects. Natural architecture - an emerging art movement that is exploring mankinds...