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Wind Turbine Nacelle Transformed into Stylish Home
2 Sep
Summary
- A 376-square-foot home was created inside a wind turbine nacelle in 2024.
- The nacelle, from a Vestas V80 turbine, houses a kitchen, bathroom, and living space.
- The project explored reusing difficult-to-recycle composite materials from turbines.
A former wind turbine nacelle has been transformed into a compact, 376-square-foot home, showcasing innovative sustainable design in 2024. This unique dwelling, created from the housing of a Vestas V80 turbine at the Gols wind farm in Austria, now includes a kitchen, bathroom, and living space. The project, named Nestle, was a collaboration between Dutch design studio Superuse and Vattenfall.
The initiative aimed to explore viable second lives for wind turbine components beyond traditional recycling. The nacelle, approximately four meters wide and ten meters long, provided a watertight structure that designers adapted for domestic use. Essential systems like a heat pump, solar panels, and a solar water heater were integrated, alongside insulation and lighting solutions.
This prototype was presented at Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven in October 2024. The Nestle project demonstrates a practical approach to reusing composite materials, which are typically difficult to recycle. It challenges the notion of treating all decommissioned turbine parts as waste, offering a model for future sustainable architecture and material reuse.
