Hoover Buildings by Frank Halmans are Doll Houses That Suck Up Dirt and Debris

Posted By Tafline Laylin On January 29, 2013 @ 8:52 am In Architecture,carousel showcase,gallery | No Comments

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The only thing better than using hoover to clean up your home is using a hoover in the shape of a building! Dutch designer Frank Halmans ^[6] designed a wonderful series of functional vacuum cleaners that literally suck up dirt and debris into the belly of a doll house. Called Hoover Buildings ^[7], the project was designed as a social critique of how our homes are more collectors of dirt than they are sanctuaries.

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The Hoover Buildings by Frank Halmans come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but what they have in common is their actual connection to a vacuum cleaning mechanism ^[8]. There are small handheld buildings wrapped around a mini vacuum and even a tall building that resembles an apartment complex with a hose protruding from one end of it.

Once attached to the cleaning pipe, the hoover buildings suck up dirt and debris, which lies amid the miniature doll house furnishings ^[9] like clutter in a crowded home. There are desks and drawers lying open, all of which establish an oblique perspective of our own homes in miniature.

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All images © Frank Halmans

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[6] Frank Halmans: http://www.frankhalmans.nl

[7] Hoover Buildings: http://inhabitat.com/gensler-hacks-the-j-edgar-hoover-building-to-envision-the-office-building-of-the-future/

[8] vacuum cleaning mechanism: http://inhabitat.com/1-million-24-carat-gold-vacuum-cleaner-defines-wretched-excess-has-its-own-rap-video/

[9] miniature doll house furnishings: http://inhabitat.com/mom-builds-an-amazing-dollhouse-inside-a-guitar-for-her-daughter/

[10] Ignant: http://www.ignant.de/2013/01/29/hoover-buildings/

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