Yes, This Tiny Home Is Very Cool. But There’s Something That Makes It Completely Brilliant.

February 26, 2014 In the News

The designers at I-Beam Design created the Pallet House Project because they were inspired by one simple, but unbelievable, fact: 84% of the world’s refugees could be housed with a year’s supply of recycled American pallets. Just based off of a year and a half year of pallet production in the US alone, 33 million refugees could live in a Pallet House.
That’s a lot of housing for a LOT of people in need. What makes their design so brilliant is that virtually anyone can build it very cheaply and in less than one day.

The Pallet House, by I-Beam Design, was conceived as a transitional shelter for refugees returning to Kosovo.

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The pallet house is simply and provides great flexibility in terms of configuration. Each family could build a house based on their needs and size.

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Since the house is made from spare wooden pallets, it is easy to acquire the materials to build the shelter.

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Not only that, but the house is very simple. Only basic tools are required to build it.

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You could add on to the house with found materials, such as plastic sheeting or tarps.

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The pallet houses can even be upgraded to include insulation, heating and cooling.

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I-Beam Design provides “IKEA-style assembly instructions” so that anyone can assemble these houses. You don’t need a background in carpentry.

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For only $75, you can buy a pallet house information kit that includes: pdf plans, sections, elevations, photos, diagrams, renderings and a materials & tools list.

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Even though the pallet house was originally designed for refugees, you could use those plans to build yourself a beautiful little camper cabin or shelter.

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It’s amazing what can be done with materials America “wastes.”

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So for less than $100, you can learn how to build a shelter (basically, a house) that is without plumbing but will protect you from the elements. Building a small cabin (or even a treehouse for your children) was never so easy.
If you’d like to buy the plans yourself, please visit I-Beam Design’s website.
Source: I-Beam Design