A House Made From Paper

摘要

Forget the old saying that people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Now you can live in a paper house that's so strong stones won't make a dent. Ask Kate Thayer and Clyde Curry of Marathon, Texas about the advantages of building with recycled paper. For the past four years they have been testing and building with various forms of papercrete, manageable-sized bricks made of recycled paper products and Portland cement. "We didn't invent the idea of mixing paper and concrete," says Curry. "We're just experimenting with how to use it." At Eve's Garden Organic Bed and Breakfast and Ecology Resource Center in Marathon, Thayer and Curry showcase classical architectural designs made from paper. Aesthetically pleasing domed designs curve gracefully, forming rounded openings and high ceilings, many painted in brilliant hues of purple, orange and turquoise.