With a serious housing shortage but no shortage of plastic bottles littering the streets, the Development Association for Renewable Energies (DARE) – an NGO based in Nigeria – decided to build this incredible two-bedroom bungalow entirely out of plastic bottles! Although many in Kaduna were dubious when the project began construction in June this year, the nearly-complete home is bullet and fireproof, earthquake, and maintains a comfortable interior temperature of 64 degrees Fahrenheit year round!
Hundreds of plastic bottles were filled with sand and then
linked together at the neck by an intricate network of string. The bottles were
then strategically laid and packed down with a combination of mud and cement,
creating a building material that DARE claims are stronger than cinder
blocks!
The multi-coloured bottle caps extend
from the 624 square foot bungalow’s wall, creating a facade that gives an
otherwise dull building a lovely splash of colour. DARE received assistance
from African Community Trust, a London-based NGO, and hopes to roll out
similar buildings in the future. This project has the potential to not only
improve the housing shortage, but clean up the streets as well!
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