Recycled With Style - A move away from Hobbit houses

An architect I believe will change the future of dwellings, recycling and self sufficientcy is Mike Reynolds.



As much as I admire Mike Reynolds and the earthship movement. I feel his houses have a real hobbit house look to them. And if there is one thing I hate about recycling its recyclers who like the hobbit house look. Though there are a few exceptions to this. The house he made for Denis weaver and the Brittany Ground House are certainly to my liking.







Recently the concept of building using garbage eg, bottles and tires has taken off in many other countries making housing affordable to many. This house movement in Bolivia has real credibility and in my opinion it is very stylish and designed with a contemporary appeal.

My Version of a Hanging Bottle Planter

Soda Bottle Hot Water

Here is yet another initiative using soda bottles,this time to heat water.
Jose Illano started building these in Brazil in 2002. With government support he has started a nation wide initiative that recycles tonnes of plastic bottles. I believe I will be building one for myself.

Soda Bottles as a Garden.

I am currently using soda bottles as hanging garden planters. I have tomatoes growing in orange juice bottles and peppers and chillies growing in the soda bottles. I will post some images soon. But for now check this guys videos he is doing pretty much the same. This is a really easy and cheap way to garden on balconies.