Architects and designers are finding more and more ways to create products and designs that protect the environment, as shown by these creative cardboard spaces. Cardboard is a versatile material that can be used to build a wide range of structures, from cat homes to prefabricated playgrounds.
Some of the reasons why this material has become more popular is because it's recyclable, easy to build, portable and adaptable. It can be used to build offices, houses, shelters, playhomes and other examples of eco-friendly constructions. In addition to all these fantastic qualities, cardboard feels warm and somehow cozy, making living areas more enjoyable and friendly, even during times of environmental crisis.
Check out these creative cardboard spaces to find unique designs and ideas that help the environment and work toward a better future for humanity.
31 Creative Cardboard Spaces

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Odd Recyclable Offices
Alrik Koudenburg & Joost van Bleiswijk Design the Nothing Cardboard Bureau

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Prefabricated Playgrounds
The Play Modern Cuba and 2cuba Playhouses are Built With Minimal Tools
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Portable Personal Bubbles
MMASA Architects & Cipriano Chas Let You Be a Bubble Boy (or Girl)
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Corrugated Workspaces
It Aint No Disco In A Cardboard Office, But it Certainly is Creative
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Luxury Paper Pop-Ups
Hermes + Shigeru Ban Pavilion is an Eco-Friendly Design
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Cardboard Telescope Installations
Chris Saunter Cuts Through Walls to See the Stars
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Simple Pop-Up Shelters
Atelier OPA Creates Simple Cardboard Havens That Takes Seconds to Make
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Cardboard Architecture
Play Houses and Furniture Made of Corrugated Boxes
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Designer Kiddie Playhomes
The SmartPlayhouse Offers Personal and Stylish Spaces for Children
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Boxed-Like Abodes
The False Bay Writer's Cabin Boasts Wooden Walls That Rise and Fall
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Cardboard Creations
Paperpod Housing
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Creative Construction Sets
Habitadule Provides Endless Building Block Fun for Kids
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Expandable Shelters
Foldable Shippable Emergency Shelter by Can Koseoglu Design
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Flatpack Forts
The 'Villa Julia' Cardboard Playhouse Lets Kids Play Designer
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Personalized Emergency Shelters
Disaster Preparedness Gets Chic With Kelvin Yong's Metaplate
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Mountainous Dollhouses
The StudioXAG 'Hands On: Design Brought to Life' Exhibit
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Cardboard Constructed Interiors
The Bloomberg Meeting Space by Lazerian is Paper-Made
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Minimalist Pet Houses
Cat Home by Leo Kempf
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Life-Sized Paper Houses
Chinese Architect Responds to Sichuan Earthquake
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Feline Wigwams
The Cat Tepee Gets Your Cat off of the Couch and into a Place of Its Own
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Dollhouses Made of Dust
Sculptures From Vacuum Cleaner Dirt
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Cardboard Castles
Four Guys Create a Fort Fit for Do-It-Yourself Kings
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Eco-Chic Exhibitions
American Museum of Natural History's Green Dance
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Recyclable Workspaces
The Cardboard Office
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Cardboard Cat Houses
The Kitty Dome is a Sustainable Space for Your Furry Feline
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Disaster Housing Designs
The Octagon Post-Earthquake House
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Medieval Cardboard Chambers
The 'Hidden Lines' Guest Room by Jeroen van Mechelen
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Cardboard Pet Homes
The Cutting-Edge ‘SnoozePal' Hammock Is Purrfect For Lazy Felines
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Homeless Cocoon Shelters
This Nifty Hwang Kim Design Offers Discrete, Portable Outdoor Protection
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Temporary Reflective Shelters
The Hexayurt Geodesic Dome is the Perfect Nomad Desert Refuge
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Insect-Inspired Office Additions
The Pupa Pavilion is a Creative and Green Meeting Space
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Sustainable Lightweight Cat Toys
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Demure Dog House Desks
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Sustainable Speaker Packaging
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Nest-Inspired Urban Houses
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Pink-Hued Shipping Container Homes
These Pink Shipping Container Homes by Ishita Ganguly are Chic
Modular Storage-Equipped Pet Sofas
The Conceptual Grid Sofa from Sunriu Design is Multifunctional
Angular Multi-Functional Cat Accessories
The Tesla Cybertruck Cat Tray Boasts Novelty and Utility
Cat-Centric Compact Homes
This Japanese Dwelling Embraces Feline-Friendly Design Choices
Efficient Composting Systems
Homepost Emphasizes Sustainability, Both in Design and Purpose
L-Shaped Pet Scratching Furniture
Livelyhood Ltd. Designs the Catvas for Feline Pets
Eco-Friendly Intricate Furniture Series
Rosana Sousa Designs a Sustainable Furniture Collection
Flexible Plywood-Made Pet Houses
The TUTO Pet House by Serhii Hotvianskyi is Modern Yet Functional
Origami-Inspired Sleek Cabins
A.L.P.S. Designs the Infinity Mobile Architecture System
Accordion-Style Coffee Cups
The Accordion Paper Cup Concept is Easy to Carry
Educational Climate Change Toys
The 'Habitat' Educational Toy Brick Sets Come in Two Options
TV Packaging Seating Solutions
The 'Cuna' Furniture by Valeria Coello is Made Out of Cardboard
Recycling-Focused Store Concepts
COS Adopts Recycled Materials to Enhance its New Store Locations
Eco-Friendly Bath Essentials
Bebo Seeks to Reimagine the Packaging of Kid's Bath Products
Customizable Office Furniture
The Steelcase Flex Personal Spaces Desk System is Comfy and Private
Plant-Based Timber Cabins
Moontower Design Build Has Created the Cross Cabin in Austin
Posh Pet-Friendly Chair Designs
The Conceptual 'Quella' Chair by Dhiraj Choudhari is Plywood-Made
Prefabricated Miniature Home Concepts
i29 Creates the Câpsula Concept for Dutch Design Week
High-Tech Eco-Conscious Furniture
The WoodenWood Project Upcycles and Utilizes Robotic Printing
Eco-Friendly Offices
Office@27 by Sanjay Puri Architects is Enhanced by Ancient Indian Principles
Futuristic Imaginative Design Concepts
Toyota Introduces the Unique E-Collection of Products
Extreme Space-Saving Architecture
A 74-Square-Foot Apartment is Redefining Urban Living
Recycled Paper Packaging Solutions
Flexi-Hex Aims to Protect Packaged Items with Rippled Paper
Reusable Paper-Made Water Bottles
The 'reU' Reusable Water Bottle Concept is Recyclable
Cardboard-Inspired Breathable Sneakers
adidas Introduces the Samba Cardboard Sneaker Model
3D-Printed Wooden Furniture Series
A Team of Designers Created Projects with EconitWood
Versatile Compact Modern Residences
Backcountry Containers Presents the Augustine Tiny Home
Cat-Friendly Minimal Desk Concepts
Liam de la Bedoyere Desgisn the Cat Cubby Desk Concept
Flexible Pre-Fabricated Homes
Rabih Hage Introduces His Latest Design — Muudo
Recycled Material Pendant Lights
These ZBOZHZHA Pendant Lights are Made with Cardboard and Paper
Flax Fiber Floating Homes
The Conceptual 'Blue Nomad' Floating Home is Sustainable
Premium Cat Tree Systems
PETLIBRO Designs the New Infinity DIY Cat Tree System for Pets
Modular Cat Trees
The PETLIBRO INFINITY Cat Tree Supports Comfort, Relaxation & Play
Sustainable Carton-Based Packaging
Tetra Pak Debuts Its First Trial Facility for Recart
Squid-Inspired Packaging
Squid-Inspired Packaging Revolutionizes Temperature Control
Sustainable Paper Cosmetic Packaging
The Arcade Beauty Paper Packette is Made with 80% Paper
Paperboard Gin Bottles
Georgian Bay Spirit's 100% Recycled Paperboard Bottle is Produced in Canada
Crowdfunded Circular Childrens Toys
Tiny Earth Toys is Launching a Kickstarter for 'Tiny Spaces'
Backyard-Transformed Dwelling Units
Catch Architecture and Obreval Design the ADU Carpintaria
Modern Multi-Purpose Japanese Buildings
Akio Isshiki Architect Overhauls an Old Wooden Building
Two-Person Wooden Dwellings
IAAC Designs the Moca Home Using Collected Wood in Barcelona
Cardboard-Resembling Illusion Cakes
Wholegreen Bakery Cooks up the Cardboard Cake
Origami-Inspired Lit Table Concepts
Sonakshi Gupta Designs the Dynamic LightUP Concept
Repurposed Pasta Boxes
Barilla & Marie Kondo are Sharing How to Reuse Packaging
Recyclable eCommerce Packaging
This New Amazon Packaging is Paper-Made and Arriving in the UK
Box-Like Innovative Apartment Designs
Photon Studio's Designs the Box in the Box Apartment
Contemporary Cat Furniture Collections
Vazken Karageozian Designs the CONNECT Collection
Paper-Inspired Artful Museums
Bjarke Ingels Group Designed the Museum for Papirkunst
Paper-Packaged Haircare Products
Babo Botanicals Has Launched Haircare Products in Cartons
Sustainability-Oriented Kids Toys
Learning Resources Unveils a New Sustainable Toy Capsule
Upcycled Circular Design Products
Cyrc Designs Expansive Products with Sustainable Themes
Sustainable Portable Cat Shelters
The Batsy Cat Shelter by Burcu Nehir Tüm Offers Comfort
Posh Pet-Friendly Chair Designs
The 'Arch' Chair Design by Ricardo Sá Has Multifunctional Storage
Wooden Textural Furniture Series
Hanneke Lourens Designs the Corrugated Furniture Capsule
Modular Biodesign Furniture Series
The VANK-CUBE Series are Made from Flax and Hemp Materials
Sustainable Cafe Delivery Cases
This Paper Pulp Coffee Carrier Keeps Drinks Hot or Cold
Modular Camping Furniture
'Owomo' Created a Line of Build-Your-Own Camping Panels
Recyclable Hardware Packaging
Nokia is Adopting Lighter Recyclable Packaging for Circularity
Recyclable Cardboard Lining
Sonoco Created Recyclable Linings for Cristalco's Icing Sugars
Intricate Food Waste Teahouses
Mitsubishi Jisho Design Uses Food Waste Materials for Its Pavilion
Meticulous Paper-Stacked Chairs
Brian Thoreen Creates the Paragraphic in Four Stacks Chairs
Bio-Based Compact Housing
Woonpioniers Designs the Sustainable Sprout Ruben & Marjolein House
Bioplastic-Made Home Interiors
Natural Material Studio Presents the White Utopia Installation
Modernism Birdhouse Exhibitions
Andu Masebo and Rio Kobayashi Create the Dwellings Project
Paper-Made Dissolvable E-Waste
Franziska Kerber Designs a New Source of Sustainable Electronic
Educational Linoleum Birdhouses
The 'ELVI' Birdhouse Educates About Sustainability
Sustainable Cork-Based Sofa Designs
Paul Crofts and Isomi Design the Tejo System
3D-Printed Sturdy Homes
Progreso and COBOD Creates a Printed Durable Home Within Hours
Fungi-Based Building Materials
Mycocrete is an Eco Material Developed by Newcastle University
Cityscape-Like Cat Furniture
La Jato del Gato Designs the Mocats Multifunctional Indoor Furniture
Bamboo-Based Sustainable Toiletries
'Caboo' Offers Wipes and Papers Made with Soft Bamboo
Cocoa Bean-Based Display Units
Mars Wrigley is Trialing a Second 'Cocoa Cardboard' Bean Display
3D-Printed Sustainable Home Designs
HONOKA LAB Presents the TATAMI ReFAB PROJECT
Hempcrete Garden Office Studios
Van Laethem Architecten Creates the New Garden Office
Economical Modular Wooden Homes
The Cake House Reinvents Housing in the Czech Republic
Sustainable Colorful Multifunctional Furniture
Paolo Cappello Designs the Superpop for Miniforms
Recycled Cardboard Toilet Papers
These Tesco Paper Products are for the Kitchen and Bathroom
Demountable Wooden Retail Spaces
Architecture for London Designs Present & Correct's New Space
Sustainable Modular Desk Trays
A Team of Designers Join on a Minimal Tray Collection
Cat-Friendly Conceptual Playful Furniture
Yamaha Presents the Neko-Yama and Other Designs
Seasonal Interactive Fashion Installations
Yoshihisa Tanaka Highlights Washi Paper for SS24
Upcycled Plastic Construction Companies
'Kubik' Uses Plastic Waste as a Sustainable Material
Grow-at-Home Sponge Furniture
ÉCAL's Sponge Furniture Expands 10 Times in Size After Soaking
Upcycled Plastic Furniture Series
Kasper Kyster Presents the Crafting Plastic Series
Low-Carbon Biomaterial Bricks
Tavs Jorgensen Created Sustainable Extruding Cob Bricks
Versatile Tiny Workspace Homes
The Browny Home is a Multifunctional Space-Saving Design
Cat-Friendly Seat Concepts
Jing-Cyuan Tang Designs Furniture for Pets and Owners Alike
Sustainable Vibrant Work Environments
LEGO Group Shows Off its Innovation Campus in Denmark
House-Layered Structural Designs
DCA Architects of Transformation Designs the Chodge
Sawdust-Created Biodegradable Casts
DART Lab's BioMatters Project Creates a Concrete Cast
Cat Tree Furniture Concepts
Ricardo Sá Designs the Slash Cat Tree Concepts for the Home
Digital Business Card Platforms
Digital Business Card Claims to Offer an Eco-Friendly Approach
Origami-Style Shelled Residences
Adrian James Architects Designs the Copper Bottom House
Hempcrete-Crafted Sustainable Workspaces
Commonbond Architects Designs the Gardenhide Studio
Convenient Online Greeting Cards
Happy Tree Cards Makes Online Cards a More Collaborative Process
Personal Cubicle Concepts
Ma. Camilla Isabel Reyes Designs a Personal Working Pod Concept
Tree-Free Sustainable Packaging
Craste Uses Crop Residue to Create Eco-Friendly Packaging
Reusable Framework Systems
Origami-Inspired System 'Unfold Form' Reduces Concrete and Steel Use
Portable Pet Shelter Backpacks
The Travel Habitat Carrier is Designed with Multiple Functions
Locally Focused Visionary Tableware
IKEA's Design Lab Presents the New Products of Place Campaign
Paper-Made Mushroom Packaging
Sainsbury's Mushroom Punnets are Now Made with Cardboard
Cave-Like Folded Residences
Earthscape Studio Creates the Unique Structural Wild House
Compact Calming Homes
Batay-Csorba Architects Masterfully Designed a Modern Brick Home in Toronto
Eco-Friendly Refurbished Studios
Workers of Art Presents the WOA Second Home in Kochi
Organic Plastic Furniture Series
Kasper Kyster Creates the Crafting Plastic Collection
Sustainably Crafted Pavilions
Shigeru Ban Introduces the Paper Log House in the Glass House
Ruin-Adaptive Shipping Container Homes
Patrick Bradley Architects Forms the Barneys Ruins Project
Mid-Century-Inspired Paper House Ornaments
West Elm Presents a Series of Paper Christmas Ornaments
Cardboard-Inspired Ceramic Household Art
Jacques Monneraud Designs the Cardboard Collection
Cutout Roof Cement-Clad Homes
Edition Office Designs a Home with a Focus on Tree Views
Paper-Like Sleek Furniture Capsules
Béton Brut Presents the Alu Collection by Archive for Space
Biodegradable Mycelium Living Structures
Côme Di Meglio Designs the MycoTemple Structure
Blocked Modular Furniture Systems
The Vank Cube System by Anna Vonhausen Adapts to Any Space
Sustainable Recycled Aircraft Skateboard
François Jaubert Designs the Eco-Friendly TRASHBOARD
Curved Stacked Wooden Boxes
Studio Entrandan Designs the Box Set with Wooden Details
Transparent Bean Bag Furniture
Shayan Ramesht Designs a Sustainable Bean Bag Structure
Squishy Clay-Made Daybeds
Niveau Zéro Atelier Designs the Soft Soil Daybed From Waste Clay
Cardboard Box-Transformed Furniture
Max Lamb Presents the Box Exhibition at Gallery Fumi
Repurposed Furniture Design Exhibitions
Honoka Presents the Tatami Refab Project Exhibition
Paper Packaging Recycle Stations
Co-cre8 Debuts the New Paper Cup Collection and Recycling Service
Shaded Modern Outdoor Furniture
mmcité street furniture Designs the UFO Shelter for Outdoors
Billboard-Transformed Tent Shelters
Wunderman Thompson Morocco Creates the Life-Saving Outdoors
Eco-Friendly Desk Stands
The 'HOMBI' is a Customizable Stand for Phones, Cards, and More
Climate-Friendly Waterfront Homes
From 4 to 1 Creates Three Pavilions in Copenhagen
Feline-Focused Modern Homes
Tan Yamanouchi esign a Cat Tree House in the City of Kamakura
Natural Material-Transformed Artworks
Borrowed Earth Collaborative Uses Natural Materials for Art
Paper-Like Art Museum Roofs
BIG Expands the Museum for Paper Art in Denmark with a Folded Roof
Sustainable Minimal Compact Homes
The Team at Lou Tiny House Creates a New Compact Home
Origami-Inspired Porcelain Art
Saori Matsushita Creates a New Range of Porcelain Pieces
Corrugated Metal-Clad Residences
Group Projects Architecture Designs the Catskill House
Expansive Roofs Concrete Homes
Studio MOB Creates a House in the Farm in Coimbatore
Urban Design Card Games
Open Urban Practice and ŞANALarc Create the City Making 101 Game
Elevated Water Towers
Temperaturas Extremas Designs The Bird & Mammal Shelter and Water Reservoir
Pencil Shaving-Inspired Decks
Thilina Liyanage's Tropical Yoga Deck is Sustainably Built
Sawdust Scrap Recyclable Stools
Renaud Defrancesco Designs the Briket Stool for Firewood