The homes of the homeless

What does one need to live? If at a moment's notice we lose our homes, would we live the same life? 

Imagine a life without our concrete walls, our wooden floors and ceramic bathrooms. What would we use as shelter against rain? How would we have our precious privacy?

The human spirit was always one of adaptation and ingenuity. As technology and information spreads we believe more and more that we could do anything. Ideas are everywhere - all you need is the right person.

Introducing Gregory Kloehn, an artist, inventor and builder of controversial works of recycling. Gregory is an artist that believes in practice, fun and irony of life.
With his unbounded spirit he brought his dream to life - A dream of living in a house made out of trash!



He did not only think about living in a dumpster, he chose one and adapted it for all his needs. We aren't talking about any old dumpster. We're talking about a home with a kitchen, room, bathroom and balcony! 

It's bigger on the inside, just like his creativity. This californian artist took recycled materials that anyone would consider garbage and reshaped them into mobile homes. 

It seems like an utopic dream, one of transforming any common object into a new abode. But this is the day to day reality of this inventor's projects.

This energetic imagination and skill gave hope to the lives of many inhabitants of american cities like Oakland, thus founding the Homeless Homes Project.

The goal of the Homeless Homes Project is one of uniting imaginative people and discarted objects to create new sustainable shelters for those without a home.

Through the recycling of any materials found on the street, Gregory and his volunteers are giving cities a service without peer! Not only are they removing litter across the streets but also whom inhabits them - men and women that are happy to regain some privacy and confort.

Here you may find examples of car roofs as coverage, washing machine doors as windows, fridge doors as main entrances and luxurious balconies above dumpsters!

Every structure is unique and adapts itself to the nomadic lifestyle of the homeless that fill themselves with joy in these creative works of art.

Many schools and communities joined this cause out of sheer good will. But these projects don't only help those in need, they teach schools and volunteers basic construction techniques, showing us all that any old object may become anything we'd like it to be, for the good of all.

And for those who aren't yet convinced of the quality of these constructs, the founder himself has a holliday house included in this project. A dumpster that he calls home sweet home, in a demonstration of spacial minimalism and utmost functionality.

With passionate projects like these, we remember that it doesn't take much to have what we need to live. Human beings have evolve by adaptation, and it'll continue on. At least in the hearts of these ingineous volunteers!