Pallet House, Garden Shed, or? | Hammer Like a Girl

PROTOTYPE BUILT FOR PRINCE CHARLES’ ROYAL GARDENS”

IN CONJUNCTION WITH IBM, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND THE EARTH AWARDS – LONDON, UK. 2010
Articles:   THE EARTH AWARDS

                                 All photos used by permission of I-Beam Design

Check out this Pallet House by I-Beam Design!

The Back Story:

The architectural team of Suzan Wines and Azin Valy had entered an International Competition for Temporary Refugee Shelters in Kosovo. They were brainstorming/sketching building material possibilities for their structure–  searching for something modular, ubiquitous, recycled, recyclable, available around the world. Suzan stumbled upon the answer, “One night I was walking home and I thought– I have to find the solution by the time I get home… and I literally tripped over a wooden shipping pallet in the middle of the sidewalk–brought it back to the studio and that was that.”

The Possibilities:

They seem endless. Refugee housing can be constructed quickly and then made permanent and more comfortable by filling the voids between slats with gathered insulation material (mud, foam, cloth, etc) and cladding the surfaces with local practices (plaster, shingles). Or–closer to home–this technique is modern, attractive, saves money, and is green to boot. It is easily adapted to a garden shed, play house, chicken coop, art studio (yeah baby!), etc. Plans are available here for a mere $75 US – Pallet House Construction Plans.

Want to Know More?

I sure did. It’s an inspiring idea and story from two very interesting and talented women. Here are two nice videos– one longer at 8:39 minutes featuring the architects, faircompanies.com, and another at 1:12 minutes, I-Beam Pallet House. Enjoy!

OK– just think of all the ladder and loft potential here…

All photos used by permission of I-Beam Design

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