Scraphouse: San Francisco
ScrapHouse was a temporary demonstration home, built entirely of salvaged material on Civic Center Plaza adjacent to San Francisco City Hall. Over the course of just six weeks, a team of volunteers scoured Bay Area dumps and scrap yards. A group of architects, landscape architects, lighting specialists, and metal fabricators repurposed the materials, giving them new life. ScrapHouse illustrated the possibilities--as well as the challenges--of green building, recycling, and reuse.
Running Time
45 mins
Year
2009
Kanopy ID
1100522
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