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 by © 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 by © 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 Design and Design at Noon
Area: 1200.0 ft2
Project Year: 2005
Photographs: César Rubio
Project Name: ScrapHouse

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