“As some European cities install spikes on pavements to prevent homeless people bedding down for the night, one architect in Slovakia plans to give them a proper abode -- made from billboards. The Gregory Project uses advertising hoardings, usually placed along roads in a V-shape to be visible from both directions, to create small but functional homes for the homeless by adding a third wall and a roof. Slovak architect Michal Polacek told AFP he hopes his novel design will help the homeless to return to normal life, find a job and eventually find a better place to stay. Polaceks one-bedroom triangular homes include a kitchen and bathroom and are powered by solar panels or connected to the same network that lights the billboards at night. He says the cost of building the homes can be covered by billboard advertising revenues. I was inspired by a friend who once pointed at a billboard and said Hey, I could live up there! and also by the desire to help those less fortunate, Polacek added. . . .
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 22:30:54 +0000
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