Project Name

Conceptos Plasticos

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Project Location

Guapi, Colombia

Year of Completion

2015

Building Type

Residential

Building Massing

Landscape

Project Architect

Oscar Andres Mendez

Architect Location

Colombia

Student Author

Juan I. Gonzalez

Archived Year

2018

Climate

Tropical rainforest

Application

structure

Material and its Properties

Recycled plastic that has been melted and molded into a 6.6 pound brick. These bricks can be assembled together like Lego pieces. The brick can insulate heat and are thermoacoustic and earthquake resistant to the codes of the area.

Architect Website

conceptosplasticos.com

Other Sources

www.archdaily.com

Environmental Response

Extremely eco-friendly

Recommended Citation

Mendez, Oscar Andres, "Conceptos Plasticos" (2015). Building Case Studies. 452.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/452