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Adaptive Reuse: 20 Brilliant Recycled Buildings

By Urbanist in Architecture & Design, Environment & Nature

Recycling discarded materials into new buildings and adapting disused structures to new uses is not just about sustainability – it is also about savvy innovation and stylish adaptation. Some architects build modular wonders from existing units (such as shipping containers). Others draw from recycled, found and local materials (or entire old buildings) to create aesthetically amazing designs that brilliantly blend old and new.

Spiral island (shown above) is just one such example: an incredible mobile private island floating on 250,000 recycled plastic bottles off the coast of Mexico. From a pre-industrial pigsty converted to a postmodern home and a magnificent monastery built from a million glass bottles to adaptively reused cargo containers, airplane hangars and water towers, here are twenty awesome more examples of brilliantly creative and sustainably innovative recycled architecture. Click below to learn more:
Recycled Glass Bottle Building
Recycled Glass Bottle Building
Pig Sty Building into House Conversion
Pig Sty Building into House Conversion

Recycled Trailer Theatrical Set Design
Recycled Trailer Theatrical Set Design
Stonefridge the Recycled Fringe Henge
Stonefridge the Recycled Fringe Henge

Water Tower House Adaptive Reuse
Water Tower House Adaptive Reuse
Airplane Hangar to Indoor Water Park Conversion
Airplane Hangar to Indoor Water Park Conversion

High Line Railroad to City Park Conversion
High Line Railroad to City Park Conversion
Adaptive Reuse of Garage as House
Adaptive Reuse of Garage as House

Container City Modular Mixed Use Buildings
Container City Modular Mixed Use Buildings
Transforming Cargo Container Home Module
Transforming Cargo Container Home Module

Shipping Container Office and Shop Tower
Shipping Container Office and Shop Tower
Creative Shipping Container Playground Design
Creative Shipping Container Playground Design

Cleverly Camouflaged Cargo Container Home
Cleverly Camouflaged Cargo Container Home
Giant Cargo Container Hotel Building
Giant Cargo Container Hotel Building

Modular Cargo Container Housing Designs
Modular Cargo Container Housing Designs
Super Sustainable Cargo Container Home
Super Sustainable Cargo Container Home

Amazing Recycled Metal Sculpture Park
Amazing Recycled Metal Sculpture Park
Art Park Created from Recycled Materials
Art Park Created from Recycled Materials

Recycled Plastic Bottle Igloo Building
Recycled Plastic Bottle Igloo Building
Structural Sand Bag Walled House
Structural Sand Bag Walled House

Even More Amazing Recycled Architecture
Even More Amazing Recycled Architecture
Even More Cargo Container Buildings
Even More Cargo Container Buildings

Creative Recycled Material Furniture Designs
Creative Recycled Material Furniture Designs
Creative Recycled Art Made from Trash
Creative Recycled Art Made from Trash
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