[Scpg] ScrapHouse San Francisco 850 sq ft exhibition home in San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza.

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

http://www.scraphouse.org/

As part of World Environment Day, a team of green builders,
architects, engineers, city officials and artists are blitz-building a
850 sq ft exhibition home in San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza.
And...we're building it entirely out of scrap and recyled materials
while doing our level best to get as many LEEDS points as possible.

In anticipation of World Environment Day 2005, we've challenged a rockstar 
team of San Francisco architects, artists, contractors, city officials, and 
engineers to construct a house using only scrap and salvaged materials.

Challenge 1: Design
Rethinking a standard single-family home floor plan, the ScrapHouse Design 
Team will surprise you with elegant design solutions created from reclaimed 
materials. Everything from the foundation to the front door will be 
reclaimed and re-used.

Challenge 2: Search
Finding appropriate innovative materials is the next challenge. The team 
will spend three weeks scouring the Bay Area for building materials, 
furnishings and finishes; purchasing new only hardware and fasteners. Some 
salvage materials will be re-used for their intended purpose, while some 
will be reincarnated in unusual ways. Like other houses built in the city, 
ScrapHouse will also comply with all applicable building codes.

Challenge 3: Build
The ScrapHouse team's final challenge is a two-week blitz build, kicking 
off the last week of May.

Rachel Weidinger
Project Manager, ScrapHouse
rachel at scraphouse.org

ScrapHouse Administrative Office
60 Otis Street
San Francisco, CA 94103