PALLET HOUSE Gregor PILS / Andreas Claus SCHNETZER Austria / Vienna Technical University

COMPETITION WINNER FOR THE UNIVERSAL, HUMAN AND TECHNICAL APPROACH, AND FOR THE INTELLIGENCE OF ITS ADJUSMENT TO LOCATION.

Pallets are a standardized transportation medium made of re-growing material. Worldwide distributed, their utilization do avoid long transport routes. The basic material of a house is 800 pallets.

The simple structure of the building, based on the standardized size of the pallets, allows different uses. Changing the footprint easily the building can be adapted to various conditions, as a weekend home or as the
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