Welcome to another ‘Green Tuesday’ at architecture.MNP!
Yes, my ninjas, you read that [ahem] shit right – Andrew Maynard Architects has designed a proposal for what they have named the ‘Poop House – An Ama Fairy Tale‘. Maynard – Aussie architect extraordinaire [for more design from down under, check out Wallpaper* Magazine’s 101 directory] – proposes that inflatable water structures be constructed, the walls of which will be slowly filled with household [including human] waste over time, creating a solid structure.
The proposed structure would be made of polypropylene forms, which could be manufactured in various shapes and sizes – and assembled to form any number of volumes imagined by the inhabitant. A house [or structure for whatever other purpose] could then be easily transported to the desired site, and the interior, transparent, layer of the polypropylene skin could be inflated/filled with water to create the initial form [images above and below]. The waste management system would also be set up, which would [basically] store all household waste – poop included – in a second, opaque, layer of the polypropylene skin, eventually creating solid walls.
It seems as if Maynard even proposes a greywater management system, which would treat the blackwater from the household’s sewage, using it for watering plants on the property, etc, while returning the rest of the waste water to the polypropylene walls.
::all info and images from Andrew Maynard Architects::
::download the project’s PDF::
I don’t like the idea. Its quite shizenhousen lol. Well its a good idea but not for me.
If a tree falls on the house and breaks the polypropylene you will get crap all over your house. Your neighbors wont be happy seeing 10 years of your crap spilled all over your yard either.
Also, why aren’t we recycling human waste as plant fertilizer? Since we eat everything, we must have some of the most potent fertilizers ever containing every mineral. Humanure I believe is the correct term. I’d rather invest in a composting toilet and then re feed the nutrients to fruit trees.