Those of us who follow trends in ecological material reuse are increasingly not surprised by the next new thing. Now it’s repurposing vehicle doors for green home design.
Recent data suggests that we send more than 14 million cars to the scrap yard each year, so it’s refreshing to see some of those abandoned automobiles put to good use in sustainable, eco-friendly style. Leger Wanaselja Architecture’s fabulously ambitious McGee House does just that. The curvaceous upper walls of the 2 bedroom home are fashioned from over 100 salvaged car roofs, while the roofs of the home are constructed from sawn apart gray-colored cars. The bright and airy awning you see? It’s made entirely from the side windows of Dodge Caravans, once “America’s best-selling minivan,” now prevalent in scrap heaps.
This house just over 1,100 square feet is a beautiful showcase for off-grid clean living. As for industry assumptions about house design, the innovation is clearly at the edges.
