ScrapHouse designed by Public Architecture and other local design firms for World Environment Day 2005, this green demonstration home is built entirely of salvaged materials. Erected on the Civic Center Plaza adjacent to San Francisco City Hall, ScrapHouse showcases the creative use of previously discarded materials.
Photography: César Rubio
Some materials were re-invented for their intended purpose, such as a chandelier using several discarded lamps. Other solutions present scrap in innovative ways. One wall, composed of 500 old phonebooks stacked vertically, provides both insulation and surface texture. Rethinking a standard single-family home, the ScrapHouse facilitates design discussion and community awareness about the possibilities to ?reclaim, recycle and re-use.?
Photography: César Rubio Project Info:

Architects: Public Architecture

Location: San Francisco, United States

Interior Architect: Jensen Architects/Jensen & Macy Architects

Project Team: John Peterson (Peterson Architects), Zach Heineman (Public Architecture), Sean Ahlquist (Proces2) Tony Dominski (West Edge Metals), Andrew Dunbar (Interstice Architects), Jordan Geiger (Ga Ga), Mark Jensen and Chris Kalos (Jensen Architects), Jane Martin (Shift Design), Regan Martin

Structural And Civil Engineer: Patrick Buscovich & Associates Lighting AP

Lighting: and Melinda Morrison Lighting

Landscape Architect: CMG Landscape Architects

Contractor: Matarozzi Pelsinger Builders

Graphic Design: Mende Des...