Another Way To Build With Pallets
One of my readers, EJ, sent me a link to this project. It’s an alternative way of building a shelter out of shipping pallets. This one was built by students at the University of Biberach in 2005. It was a concept for a pavilion intended for participants of sporting events. This one measured 6 meters high, 8 meters wide, and 18 meters long. So not exactly a tiny house, but you can see where I’m going with this.
I like the organic shape and potential insulation value. The roof should be very strong due to the arch. I can even see covering the whole thing in wire mesh and then using a stucco or a similar coating. A hard shell surface and spray foam insulation would create an incredibly insulated structure. The interior could be finished with plaster or stucco. Windows could be cut-out after assembly or built into the walls as they went up.
The only disadvantage seems to be the number of pallets, you’d need a lot of pallets. The good news is that you could probably build the whole thing without cutting one pallet and you could use all the scrappy broken pallets you find. In fact I’m starting to think this might be a better approach for my tiny free house and definitely a concept worth exploring for a tiny pallet house emergency shelter. This is definitely something to consider while my tiny house project sits quietly waiting for warmer weather. Thanks EJ! You’re tips are always great!
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[...] design concept has been stewing in my head ever since EJ, one of my readers, sent me a link to a very cool shipping pallet structure. I took this idea and went off on my own tiny house [...]
Any idea as to how many pallets were used in the construction of this building?
I did a little digging and could not find a number and the pallets they used are a different size that those we might see in the US. But I would guess it might take hundreds (guessing 500-800) of pallets to build something this size.
I want one! It’s gorgeous just the way it is. I agree the insulation would probably be awesome, and I wonder if you’d have to cover it at all (you’d have to learn to love loving with critters, obviously). It the inside was stuccoed or plastered (insulated from that side first?), and vents left in the roof, it’d probably be pretty efficient. Or wait — tile the inside walls with cork tiles! Light, cheap, insulating and pretty! Awesome.