model-making materials

The latest child of reuseddd materials is a silver-coloured, zinc-like cladding material which can be used to make architectural models. This material was made from salvaged cardboard, a coffee packet and put together with PVA.

paper bowls

I made these bowls using discarded printer paper, catalogues and PVA

water-resistant mud plaster

We experimented with a more durable type of mud plaster in Sindh Province, Pakistan, as an alternative to standard mud plaster or sand and cement mortar. We applied a thick layer of plaster over mud bricks, aiming to increase their resistance to the flood waters. Applying sand and cement mortar to mud bricks is problematic as it is heavier than the wall and tends to fall off over time, damaging the wall.

reuseddd sketchbooks

Woven cardboard covers, reused printer paper (white spaces), baggage tags and stickers, plane tickets, staples, PVA

Disaster Reduction Hyperbase / Indigenous Knowledge on Flood Risk Management in Bangladesh

Disaster Reduction Hyperbase / Indigenous Knowledge on Flood Risk Management in Bangladesh
Some information on how to prepare for floods (raised platforms for house and toilet, plant trees, storage of food, taller hand pumps) and what to do immediately after (plant fast growing plants to soak up the water)

ARTESANO - TADELAKT

ARTESANO - TADELAKT This material has been around for thousands of years. It is a water-resistant compound consisting of olive soap and lime, and can be used to plaster walls, floors, ceilings, benchtops and cisterns. It's not the material to use if you are after hard, straight edges, rather it creates an undulating, handcrafted finish.

Humanitarian Bamboo

Humanitarian Bamboo

Open-Source Bamboo Shelter | Open Architecture Network

Open-Source Bamboo Shelter | Open Architecture Network

Cardborigami | Instant Space | Open Architecture Network

Cardborigami | Instant Space | Open Architecture Network

Superadobe - What is Superadobe?

Superadobe - What is Superadobe?

emergency shelter

some common sense ideas

http://www.solareagle.com/PREP/SHELTER.HTM

Yasmin Sethi - Product Design - Newspaper Furniture

Yasmin Sethi - Product Design - Newspaper Furniture

House & Home - Life & Style Home - smh.com.au

House & Home - Life & Style Home - smh.com.au
Furniture with salvaged pieces of crude timber and leather strips. The result has a certain charm.

20 Eye-Catching Pieces of ‘Recycled’ Urban Furniture: Geeky and Green Adaptive Reuse Design Projects | WebUrbanist

20 Eye-Catching Pieces of ‘Recycled’ Urban Furniture: Geeky and Green Adaptive Reuse Design Projects | WebUrbanist
Some interesting recycled furniture made out of old cd's, washing machines, cans and old clothing.

Lawyer Turned Architect Builds Recycled Homes for People in Need, Will Travel to Haiti : TreeHugger

OK, not the most elegant solution in the world but at least it's something out of nothing. I am a bit curious about how something like this may hold up in another earthquake.

Cardboard Furniture Can Look Good, Here is the Proof

It's true, this furniture doesn't look too bad at all. Die or laser cut is definitely the way to go, I doubt that it would look as good if it were cut by hand.

Extreme Minimalist: Cardboard Box Furniture

I really like this table

Rebuilding Haitian Homes from Recycled Earthquake Rubble - Urban Mining

Rebuilding Haitian Homes from Recycled Earthquake Rubble - Urban Mining
Looks like the same old gabion wall thing. Nice in theory but I'm sure it won't be the easiest, or prettiest thing in the world especially when it comes to window and door placement. What will they use for lintels?

skull-train ticket coaster

Made from reused cardboard, Sydney train tickets, finished with a stencilled skull print and sealed with a coat of EVA glue. Dimensions 9 x 10cm.

jolly antelope coasters

Made from reused cardboard of varying thicknesses, selected newspaper clippings and finished with a block print. Dimensions: 10 x 10cm. This version is not laminated.

plastic rope

can be used for makeshift clotheslines, in the garden, to fence areas off, general use around the house or as a base to make other objects