An environment-friendly country house was from algae in Denmark. The architect of this unusual building is Soren Nielsen from Copenhagen. The roof and some walls of the house are made of algae. House of algae on the island of Forest in Denmark.
More and more unusual houses are built in Europe. Creator of the house says that his goal was to show how such an affordable natural resource, like algae, can be used in modern construction. 52-year-old Danish architect is sure that many natural materials are overlooked, although in today's world, they can be very useful for the construction of environmentally friendly housing.
Eight tons of seaweed was collected for the construction of the roof. Washed algae was left to dry in the sun, and then pressed in the same units, such as hay. Then the building was built with such a unique insulating properties.
The house consists of a living room, dining room, kitchen and bathroom with toilet. Also there are two large terraces and a summer kitchen. Unusual house was built in 4 months and worth €377,000.