Sometimes thinking outside the box means crawling inside it.
The Push Button House, designed by Adam Kalkin, is at first glance slightly less than impressive: nothing but a cumbersome, dirt brown metal container sucking up space in an otherwise attractive yard.
But looks can be deceiving. With the push of a button, what could easily pass for a Park Avenue living room emerges from this ugly cocoon. Filled with chandeliers, plush couches and the modern conveniences of electricity and running water, this is one lush lounge.
A collection of Push Button Houses, made from a recycled shipping containers, first appeared as installations at Miami’s 2005 Art Basel. Now these little brown pods are on their way to market.
Going a step further, and running at around $99,000, is Kalkin’s Quik House: a box kit for an entire abode.
And while the box house is conceptually quite chic, it can also do some good. Kalkin has plans to expand on this idea and make “inexpensive, quick, and environmentally sustainable” pods that can be used for displaced people around the world.
So, what can brown do for you? Apparently, a whole heck of a lot.
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