Trash palaces: The spectacular houses built from scrap
Source: CNN, Date: , 2014
Getting a foothold on the property ladder can
be a challenge at the best of times, and the prospects for many of us have been
battered further by the global recession.
But
necessity is the mother of invention and there are routes to home ownership
that are not blocked by estate agents and eye-watering fees. For the aspirational,
willing to bend their backs and broaden their minds, the materials for a dream
house are all around us; in tin cans, tires and scrap metal, ready for
construction projects anywhere from city centers to tropical islands at minimal
expense.