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Billboards Turned Into Tiny Shelter Houses For The Homeless

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Innovative architectural design team from Slovakia came up with a brilliant idea how to transform roadside billboards into small apartments for the homeless. The two-room apartments would be built around the triangular shape of the billboard and feature a kitchen, an office space, a bed with some storage underneath, and even a bathroom.

DesignDevelop, the team behind this project, explain the idea on their website: “The Gregory project brings optimization to the construction of billboard structures. Such an object would need just a minimal maintenance cost which could be partially paid through the rental of its advert space”.

Although these are only digital visualizations of what the finished home would look like, we can see that the idea behind this is truly promising. The study of Gregory project is based toward Slovakia, because of the easy implementation thanks to the water and energy grids. However, with some adjustments it can possibly be applied anywhere.

More info: Website (h/t: adweek)

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Julija Nėjė

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I joined Bored Panda as an image editor back in 2014, during its early stages. It's been quite a journey since then! Over time, I transitioned through different roles until I eventually became the Content Lead. In this position, I now oversee the creation of the viral content published here on Bored Panda. While my primary focus lies in raising awareness about important social issues like gender and race equality, as well as mental health topics, I also enjoy sharing lighter content, such as memes, cat images and intriguing world curiosities. Outside of work, you'll likely find me engaged in one of five activities: planning a vacation, browsing thrift stores, experimenting in the kitchen, watching movies, or spending quality time with my two cats.

What do you think ?

EliseKrentzel 10 years ago

Brilliant socially responsible idea that is esthetically so pleasing, giving dignity to those who may not find it within themselves.

3points

StephenMontoya 10 years ago

That is awesome. I would love to live in one of those.

2points

JoeBradbury 9 years ago

For a genuine alleviation to homelessness suggestion, see here: https://www.boredpanda.com/recycled-homeless-homes-project-gregory-kloehn/

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EliseKrentzel 10 years ago

Brilliant socially responsible idea that is esthetically so pleasing, giving dignity to those who may not find it within themselves.

3points

StephenMontoya 10 years ago

That is awesome. I would love to live in one of those.

2points

JoeBradbury 9 years ago

For a genuine alleviation to homelessness suggestion, see here: https://www.boredpanda.com/recycled-homeless-homes-project-gregory-kloehn/

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