Project 'Silo Living' transforms old grain silos into micro homes

The proof of concept could help repurpose abandoned silos all across the Netherlands.
By Emmett Smith  on 
A woman standing under a tiny home converted from a grain silo
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Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Stella van Beers converted a grain silo into a tiny home. The project is aimed at repurposing abandoned silos across the Netherlands with the completed silo home acting as a proof of concept for a universal silo conversion method.

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