Seashellter Update: Fall 2025
The Seashellter project has been making exciting strides over the past few months, deepening its commitment to ecological innovation and sustainable building. For those new here, Seashellter is a visionary initiative developing modular, circular or dome-shaped structures—structures that can be "grown" from interlocking pods made from plasticrete, the innovative process that fuses single-use thermoplastic film and bag waste with heated sand or other aggregate, transforming what would be pollution into a practical and resilient building material.
Expanding the Seashellter Vision
Recent updates focus on refining these modular pods for real-world application. The team is now experimenting with different geometric designs that mimic nature—think of the protective spirals of a seashell or interconnected beehive cells. Each Seashellter pod can be linked with others enabling the creation of full, adaptable, and expandable living spaces on land or water. The circular dome shape provides strength and weather resistance, distributing stress efficiently and offering excellent insulation with minimal materials.
Circular Building, Circular Economy
Every pod begins as discarded plastic, which is layered upon itself and fused with hot sand or aggregate using Pete’s unique plasticrete process. The result is a robust, weatherproof building block. The project not only diverts waste from oceans and landfills but also demonstrates how even “single-use” plastics can support resilient, self-sustaining habitats.
What’s Next?
-
Ongoing experiments are tweaking the pod design to maximize strength, stackability, and ease of construction. The team is exploring ways to allow structures to "grow" organically—just like a coral reef or living root system.
-
Seashellter is reaching out to seasteader and eco-building communities for feedback and collaboration, aiming to pilot the first floating or coastal shell structure by 2026.
-
Efforts continue on optimizing the plasticrete formula, with new aggregates and thermal treatments being tested for durability and environmental impact.
Join the Conversation
Seashellter has always been a community-powered project. The blog encourages input and partnership from engineers, builders, environmentalists, and anyone passionate about turning plastic pollution into sustainable shelter. Stay tuned for more updates, design diagrams, and calls for collaboration as the project moves from experimental pods to full-scale habitats!
Seashellter stands as a real-world experiment in circular building and circular living—taking waste out of the environment and putting it at the foundation of the future.
No comments:
Post a Comment