House built of cardboard tubes

Architect Shigeru Ban (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban built a house using a skin made primarily of cardboard tubes, giving a new twist to the idea of recycling cardboard.

I like the way the cardboard tubes remind us of the trees they came from, and sit comfortably beside live trees in the forest.

Here’s a link to an article on the house by Katie Marks:   ARTICLE

Here are more photos from the architect’s website:  PHOTOS

Cardboard tubes have transparent tubes between to admit natural light to the interior

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