Instead of cutting down trees, re-use glass bottles to form the structure of your home. Tom Kelly, a miner in treeless Rhyolite, Nevada, had this idea back in 1906. More than a century later, Rhyolite’s a ghost town—andTom’s weird amalgam of 50,000 glass bottles is one of the few buildings still standing.
23 Stunning Glass Bottle Walls Around the World
1) Art Center In Texas
德克萨斯州深埃勒姆的艺术中心。The picture was found onVitreositywithout the story of its origin.
2) Shining Glass Bottle Wall
You can see how the bottom of the bottles affect the shape the light creates in the wall.
3) Earthship House
AnEarthship Home.Note tires and cans as well.
Brighton Earthship
4) Anna’s Bottle Home
Anna’s bottle house in Tucson, Arizona.Trip Advisorincludes some descriptions by people who have stayed at this B&B.
5) Glass Bottle Wall in New Mexico
You can see how the designer made sections without bottles, allowing unfiltered light to pass through.
6) Taos EarthShip House
In Taos, another Earthship. Bright light, but private. From New Mexico, you can rent one of these homes. More information ison their site.
7) Kawakawa Bathroom
川川,新西兰男子公共厕所特写。由奥地利艺术家和建筑师弗里登斯赖希·汉德瓦塞尔设计。Originally found at krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/001187.html
Kawakawa, New Zealand men’s public toilet from the outside.
8) Assorted Glass Bottle Wall
Again in New Zealand: Carlucci Land, Happy Valley. Photo taken byJim Henderson, Flickr.
9) Glass Bottle Chapel
The Bottle Chapel at Airlie Gardens, North Carolina, a tribute to Minnie Evans.
关闭Airlie花园。他们的网站上说,制作这幅杰作用了4000瓶。
The sides of the chapel.Airlie Gardens Foundationhas more information and videos on their site.
10) Market Hall
Bottle Wall, Market Hall Altenrhein Switzerland. Designed by Austrian artist andFriedensreich Hundertwasser.
Hundertwasser bottle wall picture byeloisavh on Flickr.
11) Artist’s Glass Bottle Studio
Here’s an eclectic room.An artist’s studio in New Zealand.
Same New Zealand art studio. Looks more secure when you plaster in the bottlenecks.
12) Bottle House On Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Bottle House. Photo fromKeith Watson on Flickr.According to Kieth, the house had originally fallen apart, leading to its reconstruction.
13) Irish Glass Bottle Wall
Glass wallBiotecture, Ireland. This photo can be seen onVoila.bz.
14) Wat Lan Kuat
Walkway at Wat Lan Kuat, Thai for “The Temple of One Million Bottles.”
Wat Lan Kuat (One Million Bottle Temple) in Khn Han, Eastern Thailand. Here’s a video on this temple in Thailand.
15) Rhyolite Glass House
汤姆·凯利的瓶子屋,内华达里欧莱特,建于1906年。This amazing home was restored later, as stated byWhat About The Plastic Animals?
16) Bottle Wall From Bandal, India
Light radiates from this glass bottle structure. The green and white bottles create a stunning contrast.
17) Wall Of Metal And Glass
EarthShipPhoto:Earthship Kristen, Flickr.你只能想象这个地球飞船的内部是什么样的!
18) Cordwood Wall
A wallmade of cordwoodand bottles. The glass bottles create a beautiful glow around the window. This photo can be found on Vitreosity. Originally found at krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/cat_bottle_walls.html
19) Home From Bariloche, Patagonia
Manuel Rapoport他在阿根廷巴塔哥尼亚的巴里洛切用100%回收的原料建造了一座房子。用锡罐做屋顶和壁板,用合并的威士忌瓶做窗户。Go towww.designopatagonia.comfor more information.
20) Glowing Bottle House
Duke’s bottle house in Australia. This home’s glowing red hue is spectacular, looking like a wall of glowing embers. Originally found at krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/cat_bottle_walls.html
21) Glass Bottle Cave
Charlie Stagg’s bottle cave creation — photo by Lawrence Harris. He has done a wonderful job making the columns look like they’re climbing up the wall. Photo originally found at krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/cat_bottle_walls.html
22) Tinker Town
Tinker town, New Mexico. The small town hosts a large number of creations by Ross Ward. Vitreosity has more information about this fantastic place on their site. Originally found at krepcio.com/vitreosity/archives/cat_bottle_walls.html
23) Doors From Beer
Beer Bottle Doors.Girl Vs. Beerfeatures these cool doors on their site, along with other beer bottle creations that may inspire you.
Glass Bottle Home Decor
1868 Green Honey Bottles Wall Decor, handmade byPineknobs and Cricketsin Grand Haven, Michigan.
Whiskey Bottle Clock, handmade from melted glass by Boni’s Glass Art in Rehovot, Israel. Boni melts the glass in her home glass kiln and makes the clocks with her granddaughter.
Wine Bottle Chandelier, made from upcycled wine bottles byGlow 828in Black Mountain, North Carolina.
The Heineken WOBO (world bottle), an interlocking beer bottle. Mr. Heineken was a green thinker anddesigned bottle bricks so his beer bottles could be re-used. But the rest of the company wouldn’t go for it.
Glass bottle chair, just don’t try to use it to open beer.
And to go in your newbottle home,a beer bottle chandelier.
Better yet, this more stylish wine bottle chandelier. Found onHooked On Houses,you can go to their site for more information.
felixsays
God these are beautiful- it’s something I would have included had I had a chance to build that house- I have always loved those things that went into old cellars, where the glass has usually morphed purple. Know what I’m talking about?
And that chair!
Rodrigosays
Stunning! Will certainly use bottles in my future projects. Thank you for the lovely green inspirations.
Donna Kizersays
I really enjoyed looking at these most beautiful photos on this website. Keep up the good work. It is fabulous!
Margaretsays
Fantastic stuff. I came across the Bottle Chapel at Airlie Gardens, North Carolina, a tribute to Minnie Evans, not long ago in the context of a translation about Outsider Artists. Minnie Evans was the gatekeeper of Airlie Gardens from 1949 to 1974, and is considered to be one of America’s most important visionary artists. Born in Long Creek, N.C. in 1892, Minnie’s original name was Minnie Eva Jones (no relationship to Pembroke Jones). In 1935, following a vision, Minnie Evans began to draw. Her own take on color, mysticism, and symmetry made her art unique. Minnie died in 1987 at the age of 95. The Minnie Evans Sculpture Garden and Bottle Chapel is stop nine of the garden tour, if you ever go there. The chapel was constructed by local artists as a tribute to Minnie’s life and talent. See also airliegardens DOT org
Sue Wolfsongsays
Are there any instructions on how to do this? I’d really love to try it! The technique would make an awesome garden wall.
Debbie Osbornsays
Absolutely amazing, I really love them, I want one of my own!
Anonymoussays
Am captivated by the beauty of light, bottle collecting and building. These are beautiful. Thank~you so much for the inspiration ~
margaret potemskisays
very cool!!!
Annie Haslamsays
so lovely, the light and colours make for changing moods throughout the day and the weather. really inspirational that people take the time to do this, rather than just throw up concrete blocks or bricks, Fabulous
john daviessays
great pictures, can u give me some prices per sq mtre would be great, for different shapes and designs, look forward to hearing from u,
Gayla D'Gaiasays
WOW!! Thank you… very inspiring, completely amazing, totally doable and affordable, abundant solutions! Beautiful!!!
SarongGoddesssays
WAYYYYY COOL!! It almost inspires me to get creative!!
Callista Leesays
非常感谢!这些是美丽的和鼓舞人心的。它让我思考我可以在自己的土地上创造什么。
DANIELsays
HOW DO THEY CONSTRUCT THESE WALLS? DO THEY POOR THE CEMENT AROUND THE BOTTLES ON A FLAT SURFACE AND THEN STAND THE COMPLETED WALL UP? CUSTOME FORMS? MY WIFE WANTS ME TO BUILD ONE WITH ALL OUR RECYCLED BOTTLES AND I DONT WANT TO POUR IT THEN HAVE IT CRUMBLE ON ME. JUST TRYING TO NOT BE WASTEFUL. ANY INFO WOULD HELP, THANKS -DANIEL
Keirensays
Here are two links that might be helpful.
http://www.naturalbuild.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/building-an-earthship/
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_wall
I envy you the project. Sounds like great fun!
Patriciasays
Absolutly loved all of the bottle-wall examples….Is there a how to build a bottle wall book or instructions available. What bottle position is best for clean insulating?! If jars are used, (jelly, peanut-butter) should the caps be put on or left open. How does this effect the strength?
Thank you, Patie
Keirensays
Hi Patie,
I think it depends on the purpose of the wall…is insulation important where you are…or do you merely desire an aesthetic wall? If you are going to leave the bottles empty inside then I do not know if the bottles can support much weight above. Will the jar tops be exposed to the elements where they can rust? The architect Michael Reynolds has written 2 volumes of ‘Earthship: How to Build Your Own’ he covers glass walls. Also look athttp://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_wallandhttp://www.naturalbuild.wordpress.com/2010/05/11/building-an-earthship/
Have fun!
Best, Keiren
teddisays
gorgeous inspiration! i adore it!
nilaphsays
It is so interesting and so inspiring to see .. what you can do everything with our – garbage —
I thank you for the
Ferenc Kovacssays
Congrats!
Pete Brownsonsays
Simple and Amazing,gives me inspiration. Do these conform with some kinds of building codes? Thanks so much!
Anonymoussays
Incredible and Beautiful
Lesasays
I love this! The creativity to re-use rather than refuge is awesome. Let’s ALL do this!
Gregsays
While not on the same scale as any of these, here is a tower of blue bottles I continue to add to. I hope this will eventually reach about 8′ tall.https://www.flickr.com/photos/thatcar/4541596689/
Keirensays
嗨,格雷格,谢谢你分享这张照片。蓝色的瓶子在晚上看起来很漂亮!我喜欢建筑顶部的玻璃装饰!另外,对你的镜面浴缸也很好奇。再接再厉!
Joy Parkersays
This is fantastic! I love it. I want to learn how to do it. Suzie is an old friend of mine and she is so talented.
Daniellesays
The wiki bottle wall site is helpfull however, are there any construction details anywhere that give more of a visual guid on building walls or benches with glass bottles in them?
Eileensays
How do you build a glass bottle wall? What materials do you need?
Joy Foxsays
very very cool! I’m inspired, and will perhaps rethink my next composter toilet at Wattle Hollow, in Arkansas, to include more bottle art, along with cob walls.
Desert Flowersays
WOW !
What GR8 Ideas !
Just loVe Them All….
Thx 4 Sharing
Julianne Feltonsays
Beautiful and inspiring!
Anna Winskillsays
The creations on here are absolutely stunning, I’ve been cluttering up my small back patio with empty bottles intending to use them in a building project somewhere, somehow, but now am about to have a wetroom wall limeplastered and BINGO! Need to get drinking again!!
Amy Stephensonsays
am wanting to build a partial wall for a hot tub enclosure and wanted to ask what kind of concrete or mortor is used or if there are any instructions on how to build a wall
Anonymoussays
Hi there Amy,
谢谢你的写作。在玻璃瓶壁上有一个wiki页面,上面有一些说明。https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_wall
我还没有做过一个——或者从来没有和水泥一起工作过!所以,我很抱歉地说,我缺乏知识,无法给出任何建议!希望你能建好自己的墙,而且效果很好!
Best, Keiren
gennie heavensays
isn’t it amazing the brilliance GOD gives us to use each and every way. truly simplistic yet …
Anonymoussays
breath taking….just amazing
dale lewissays
Fascinating. Have a look on Google at the Owl House in New Bethesda ~ South Africa.
jaymesuesays
谢谢你分享这个网站-它绝对是惊人的。我们正在夏威夷2022世界杯四强亚盘赔率的ecostead建一个户外淋浴房,这是一个完美的灵感来源。
Bartsays
This is what I have wanted to do in my shed for years. As soon as the weather gets warm enough I am going to remove my boring window and install a bottle window. The pictures are great. Thanks
Trash To Treasuresays
Too freaking awesome, I have seen a few bottle walls but nothing like this. LOVE IT! I am an artist who works with recycled materials and found these works just plain fascinating. Thanks!
https://trash2-treasure.blogspot.com/
Shahid Latifsays
It very impressive and attractive.
Joelle Ptersonsays
I really love how the glass looks in all of the things made, I can see this in so many of my ideas for the home I would love to help build with my boyfriend. The colors and the way it can help heat up places, very beautiful. All those bottles we have in drinks and other can be turned into art in the yard. Makes me want to plan many garden spots!
josays
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tomato creek farmerssays
我们做了测试,冬天把它们放在西北太平洋的甲板上,看看它们是否会结冰和破裂,以及需要多少灰泥。今年我们计划建造我们的梦想墙,用水、天空和棕榈树组成的马赛克,脖子朝外。很久以前我看见一堵墙,露出的脖子上长着牵牛花,真是美极了。谢谢你的启发。
tsays
these are amazing
Joannesays
Hi, I have read that some people leave the bottle tops open on outdoor walls. If you do that, is there a way to stop the moquitoes from breeding inside the bottles?
Karisays
I am wondering when building a glass bottle wall with concrete and bottles will not be seen, is it necessary to remove the labels? I am building a retaining wall so the wall will be subject to some water seepage. Labels, I would think, would impede the gluing process of the mortar – what do you think? Remove the labels from the 3000 bottles or not necessary?
Keirensays
I would think if the bottles are mostly submerged in the mud/cement, there would still be plenty of bottle to grip, so no need to remove the labels.
But, looking at all the pictures above, I see not one label in any of the houses built with bottles! For aesthetic reasons I would remove them. (Soaking in tubs of water?) But if they are going to be submerged in cement, I would not go through all that effort. If I find out anymore I’ll keep you posted. Thanks for writing.
至于蚊子,我反对所有令人讨厌的化学物质,让整栋建筑充满精油听起来很昂贵。2022世界杯四强亚盘赔率我难住了!
Stephaniesays
Have any of you seen or heard about the new Amazing Oil Bottle House at Disney’s California Adventure? It is in the queue for the new Cars Land ride Radiator Springs Racers, and this is the first time I had ever seen one of these before. It was so beautiful, I started doing research and happened upon this page. So glad to know there are ideas and instructions out there so we can maybe try a small-scale wall at our home!
Check out pictures here of the Disney queue here:
https://damouse.com/2012/06/13/step-inside-radiator-springs-at-cars-land-in-disney-california-adventure-part-8/
Ronsays
I saw a beautiful use of bottles in a wall on one of those home improvement shows. The people put glass jars on the bottle opening end, then wrapped the whole thing in metal sheeting/flashing before casting in cement. They claimed the metal reflected more light into the house, and adding the jars on the other end eliminated the open ends and gave it a neater look. I’ve thought about cutting bottles in half and using the lower halves and/or jars, so both sides of a wall would show the bottoms, which I think are more atteractive.