UNITED_BOTTLE at Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich
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DIRK HEBEL,
Dipl. Arch. ETH/SIA, MArch Princeton University
TOBIAS KLAUSER,
Dipl. Arch. ETH
HANSPETER LOGO,
CEO Logo-Plastic AG, Switzerland
JÖRG STOLLMANN,
Dipl. Ing. TU Berlin, MArch Princeton University
Contact Form
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| UNITED_BOTTLE with help by: |
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ILKA & ANDREAS RUBY, Berlin, Germany
D-Arch ETH Zurich, Switzerland
FME AG Burgdorf, Chr. Fahrni, Burgdorf, Switzerland
LOGO-PLASTIC AG, Pratteln, Switzerland
Nicole Ineichen, Andri Luescher, Christian Stark
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| UNITED_BOTTLE, Project Description |
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PREMISE
Fifty billion PET bottles are currently circulating in Europe alone. Since the obligatory bottle deposit was introduced, the return quota has exceeded 90 percent. PET bottles can be used as returnable bottles as well as recycled, and transformed into a variety of products - from all form of PET vessels to textiles, such as linings and fleece fabrics. This process - called "Up-cycling" - mostly occurs in China ... >> more
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CIRCUITS
The UNITED_BOTTLE scenario is based on the idea that newly designed PET bottles can be taken out of the regular recycling circuits in case of crisis or specific demand, in order to be used as instant building materials for temporary housing.
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CRISES
Relief organizations and NGOs face two major challenges during a state of emergency: the distribution of drinking water and the construction of emergency shelter. In a state of emergency, the Human Rights Commission, or Nato transport tons of technical equipment by air. UNITED_BOTTLE porposes to short-circuit the cycles of consumer goods ... >> more
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CRISES AREAS
In order to establish and run temporary settlements in crisis areas, it is crucial to construct emergency shelters as quickly as possible. Thus, the best strategy is one that can integrate locally available materials. Governments and NGOs can employ the UNITED_BOTTLE ... >> more
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UNITED SHELTER
UNITED_BOTTLE is a PET water bottle and a prefabricated building unit. Leading producers of mineral water as well as NGOs could use it for their water sales or distribution. The bottle is integrated into the regular PET recycling circuits. It arrives in foiled six-packs on palettes ... >> more
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May 2007, First Prototype (Stereolithography, 3D-Print)
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Concept Rendering
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Concept Rendering
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UNITED_BOTTLE @ Van Alen Institute, New York,, 2008
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UNITED_BOTTLE @ ICFF, New York, May 17 - 20, 2008
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