Tag Archives: car reuse

LOT-EK uses recycled truck bodies to create a rooftop penthouse in NYC | Inhabitat New York City

Not only were some frames attached to the new front facade of the West Village townhouse as super unique bay windows, they were also used to build a sophisticated penthouse surrounded by a thriving rooftop garden.

via LOT-EK uses recycled truck bodies to create a rooftop penthouse in NYC | Inhabitat New York City.

Car-b-que (BBQ made from the front of a classic car) by Tinworm on Instructables

Tinworm made an extraordinary grill from a formerly cute auto.  Instructables always delivers!

For the purists among us, who are upset by me cutting up an old car, I remind myself that it was to be crushed and that there wasn’t enough left of her to be the basis of a restoration.

via Car-b-que (BBQ made from the front of a classic car).

Bendetto Bufalino Turns Old Police Car Into Deluxe Chicken Coop | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

bendetto bufalino, chicken coop, police car, art, adaptive reuse

Bendetto, known for his visual puns, modified the vehicle to accommodate his feathered friends by gutting the interior and extending the doors and rear with wood and chicken wire. Dubbed, “La Voiture de Police Poulailler”, the piece of social commentary is also an excellent example of creative upcycling.

via Bendetto Bufalino Turns Old Police Car Into Deluxe Chicken Coop | Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building.