Cesar Rubio Photography, Copyright 2005
ScrapHouse was a temporary demonstration home which was built out of entirely scrap and reclaimed materials in front of San Francisco City Hall for World Environment Day 2005. Read more
The Big Dig House is a single family residence outside Boston that looks very unlike its neighbors. Its most striking element is a massive exposed steel structure that seems reminiscent of highway infrastructure. Perhaps that is because it once did support an elevated highway. Read more
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