14 DAY TRIAL // California-based artist Gregory Kloehn has decided to put his creative capacity to good use and has started an amazing project designed to build cozy, colorful houses for the homeless out of trash.
As part of the “Homeless Homes Project,” Kloehn uses recycled materials to turn old dumpsters into sturdy and habitable shelters for those living on the streets.
He combs through piles of illegally disposed of garbage, commercial waste and household items piled in streets and selects the raw materials he thinks he could recycle and use for the innovative shelters. He then transforms the raw materials into walls, roofs, windows and doors and incorporates them into little homes painted in vibrant hues.
According to Amusing Planet, the small-scale structures are about the size of a sofa, but they provide shelter to many unfortunate people, and they even come with wheels so inhabitants can roll them around town.
Kloehn, who works as a full-time home builder, has built ten mobile houses to date, and some of them already have tenants.
“Each home is made from items found on the street, pallets, doors, refrigerator parts, paint, etc. The only cost to me is screws, nails, glue and the gas it takes me to drive around Oakland and find the stuff on the street. I guesstimate each home to have $30-$50 US dollars (€22-€36) in my cost,” Kloehn explains on his Facebook page.