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20 Cute Cardboard Shelters

From Disaster Housing Designs to Recycling Box Dwellings

— September 15, 2012 — Eco
Cute cardboard shelters are not easy to find, as this type of material is usually associated with garbage and storage. However, using cardboard to make a makeshift abode is actually easier than one might think.

Designers have come up with an array of plans made from cardboard, including pop-up shops for fashion-lovers to check out the latest collections from local artisans, as well as practical office spaces. Using this material does not guarantee protection from the rain, but it does offer a great area to avoid the wind.

Cute cardboard shelters offer people a different option when it comes to space. For those looking to promote certain products but don't have a room, start piecing together leftover cardboard and create your own area for showcases.
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Mini Taj Mahals
Mini Taj Mahals
The Water Tank Palaces Provides Children With Playful Abodes
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Cardboard-Constructed Shelter Homes
Cardboard-Constructed Shelter Homes
The Leo Burnett Raising The Roof Campaign: The Street House
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Cardboard Maze Exhibits
Cardboard Maze Exhibits
Michelangelo Pistoletto's Mirror of Judgment is Divinely Disorienting
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Cardboard Critter Carriers
Cardboard Critter Carriers
Transformational Shoeboxes by Zooligans Will Blow Your Mind
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Feline Wigwams
Feline Wigwams
The Cat Tepee Gets Your Cat off of the Couch and into a Place of Its Own
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Cutout Cardboard Walls
Cutout Cardboard Walls
The President Design Shop is Made Entirely of Recycled Paper
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Insect-Inspired Office Additions
Insect-Inspired Office Additions
The Pupa Pavilion is a Creative and Green Meeting Space
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Towering Cardboard Castles
Towering Cardboard Castles
Nina Lindgren Creates Super-Sized Eco-Art
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Cardboard Constructed Interiors
Cardboard Constructed Interiors
The Bloomberg Meeting Space by Lazerian is Paper-Made
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Medieval Cardboard Chambers
Medieval Cardboard Chambers
The 'Hidden Lines' Guest Room by Jeroen van Mechelen
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Cardboard Churches
Cardboard Churches
The 1864 Cathedral in New Zealand Will Be Rebuilt Out of Cardboard
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Recycling Box Dwellings
Recycling Box Dwellings
Recycled Student Housing Saves Space and Environment
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Temporary Reflective Shelters
Temporary Reflective Shelters
The Hexayurt Geodesic Dome is the Perfect Nomad Desert Refuge
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Coiled Cardboard Structures
Coiled Cardboard Structures
The Living Nature Pavilion Explores How Space and Light Interact
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Miniature Paper Cities
Miniature Paper Cities
The 'Paper Metropolis' by Kiel Johnson Redefines Building Blocks
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Disaster Housing Designs
Disaster Housing Designs
The Octagon Post-Earthquake House
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Portable Personal Bubbles
Portable Personal Bubbles
MMASA Architects & Cipriano Chas Let You Be a Bubble Boy (or Girl)
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Odd Recyclable Offices
Odd Recyclable Offices
Alrik Koudenburg & Joost van Bleiswijk Design the Nothing Cardboard Bureau
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Simple Pop-Up Shelters
Simple Pop-Up Shelters
Atelier OPA Creates Simple Cardboard Havens That Takes Seconds to Make
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Cardboard Box Pop-Up Shops
Cardboard Box Pop-Up Shops
Naver App Square is a Cool Temporary Store by Urbantainer
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