This Amazing House Is Made Out Of Cardboard And Lasts 100 Years

This tiny house is made out of cardboard and only takes one day to construct.




Credit: Wikklehouse



Humble cardboard has been the material of choice for architect Shigeru Ban, who's already built a cathedral, pavilion, and hut from the stuff. And now, it's the premise of a new tiny home venture.



Credit: Wikklehouse



The "Wikkelhouse" is constructed from wrapping 24 layers of high-strength cardboard around a house-shaped mold.
The resulting structure, which is completely recyclable and expected to last 100 years, is then topped with a waterproof coating and wood paneling.



Credit: Wikklehouse



Credit: Wikklehouse



Not bad for a few pieces of cardboard! Watch the video below:



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It's clever but I wouldn't want to live in it.
It's basically "I'm a living in a box.....I'm a living in a cardboard box...."

(What band did that song?)

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WOULDN'T LAST a hundred years if some toddler finds a cigarette lighter left lying around somewhere....

or if them termites got to it......

"ooo look sydney.....its that predigested wood stuff......what do them human thingies call it....ah yes...cardboard"

Looks amazing, I wonder what it costs?

I thought this was a thread about Barratt Homes!