sustainable egg house

When writing the last blog entry, I was surprised by how shipping containers have been turned into holiday homes, dorms, shops and hotels. I read something that is even more surprising today--a sustainable egg house built by a Chinese student.

Haifei Dai is a recent graduate in China who studied architecture in college. It costs a lot to rent a home in Beijing today so Haifei Dai decided to build a little home for himself. The total cost of this egg home is only 6400 yuan (about $900) and it can be pushed around by two people since it has wheels on the bottom.

The egg home is also an sustainable design. The frame is made of bamboos around a iron core. Bamboo is a great material here because it is a material with easy access and it can be easily bended. The solar panel help the egg home get most of its energy. The home is covered with stitched bags filled with grass seeds. Not only do they keep the interial of the egg warm, but also gives the egg life to breathe in the nature.

The entire structure was hand built by Haifei and his friends. What I found most interesting is how he made the sink to get water.It is by little intelligent ideas like this one, the egg house was built as a sustainable design.

This structure attracted lots of people's attention and was all over the news for two reasons. One, it reflects that the high housing price put huge amount of pressure on college graduates who try to start their careers. Second, this homemade house is small, but could provide young people with a cosy place and a sense of belong.
Architecture is often the media that reflects the society and influences the society. The egg house encourages the society to think about the direction towards which city architecture are heading in the future.


sources:
http://www.odditycentral.com/news/chinese-student-builds-sustainable-egg-house.html

http://www.xcar.com.cn/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=13560678&extra=&showthread=&page=1