Dumpsters Turned Swimming Pools! ReadyMade

Dumpsters Turned Swimming Pools!
ReadyMade

In a similar spirit of the Pool Barge, the folks at Macro Sea are creating swimming pools from dumpsters with a plan to reclaim urban spaces for some summer splash time. Their first pool lives in Brooklyn...

Why? Because it's cool! Jocko Weyland and Macro Sea have plans to reclaim abandoned strip malls across the country and turn them into dumpster pools.

Would you welcome a dumpster pool to your neighborhood? Lots of fun renderings on the Macro Sea site.

Check out the full post on the ReadyMade blog: Dumpster Diving.

Thanks, Kyle!

Comments (15)

Love, love, LOVE this... such a great idea for the environment AND urban dwellers. A win/win!!

posted by DialJforJake on July 9th 2009 at 4:02pm
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This is a wonderful Idea. Now just to make it a wee wider by welding two dumpsters together making hollow the middle walls.

posted by Picaso on July 9th 2009 at 4:09pm
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neat

posted by liam. on July 9th 2009 at 4:12pm
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always thought dumpsters were the perfect size for a small pool. any idea if this will be available for private use?

posted by chusmabilly on July 9th 2009 at 4:24pm
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What? no "dumpster diving" comments yet?

posted by d4kk1tt3n on July 9th 2009 at 4:45pm
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That's really freakin' awesome!

posted by leen on July 9th 2009 at 4:54pm
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I love this more than words can say...and want one in my yard more than you know. Fabulous!

posted by modtramp on July 9th 2009 at 5:00pm
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Add me to the list of "wants one!"

posted by Jason on July 9th 2009 at 5:17pm
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FABULOUS!

posted by asked you first on July 9th 2009 at 5:19pm
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Brilliant!

posted by modernguy on July 9th 2009 at 5:29pm
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d4kk1tt3 - the original post on ReadyMade was titled "Dumpster Diving"

posted by Aaron on July 9th 2009 at 5:46pm
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Talk about upcycling- sheer genius!! Love it!

posted by ThreeBySea on July 9th 2009 at 6:58pm
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I like the possibilities it suggests for multi-level pools. Kids would love being able to leap from one pool to the next.

posted by Blandwagon on July 9th 2009 at 11:04pm
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Bring em to Denver! It'll be in mid-90's here tomorrow - and mid-90's at this altitude just plain hurts.

posted by katlia on July 10th 2009 at 12:29am
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Does anyone know if you could do this inground?

posted by Deidre88 on July 12th 2009 at 4:12pm
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