Cardboard Architecture

Has Cardboard Architecture's Moment Finally Arrived? (+Video)

This home doesn't need a foundation. It's vastly lighter than a normal house. It costs just $28,000. Oh, and it's made out of paper.

John Brownlee | June 9, 2016

Houses built out of cardboard don't exactly scream luxury. The concept seems suited to playhouses at best, and homeless shelter at worst. But inspired by a crate of tomatoes, Dutch creator collective Fiction Factory decided there didn't have to be anything ugly or flimsy about a cardboard house. Their cardboard Wikkelhouses aren't just gorgeous—with proper care, the designers claim they can last 100 years.

Source: http://www.wikkelhouse.com/

<more at http://www.fastcodesign.com/3059745/has-cardboard-architectures-moment-finally-arrived; related articles and links: http://inhabitat.com/tag/cardboard-architecture/ (Cardboard Architecture. June 2016) and http://www.wikkelhouse.com/ (Wikkel House website)>