Sep 25, 2009 1:21 PM

The PreFab Parasite

http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/25/prefab-friday-parasitic-homes-take-root-on-empty-walls/

*It doesn't exist yet. It's architecture-fiction. But I wonder if it is EVEN POSSIBLE to get any more "Favela Chic" than this.

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*You'll want to blast some fully-appropriate theme music out the windows when you're up there squatting in your Pre-Fab Parasite. I think these guys can get the job done for you.

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