Swooping Research Facility Perches Right Over Steel Recycling Plant It Studies

This crazy-looking design perched above a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/russia-to-launch-cash-for-clunkers-program/cash_for_clunkers/">burgeoning junk yard</a> in Sun Valley, California is actually a place of learning! Few things are more wasteful than steel and other car parts from wrecked or old vehicles that land up in junk yards around the country. Pick Your Part in Los Angeles County <a href="http://inhabitat.com/art-in-the-streets-recycles-cars-and-ice-cream-truck-as-canvases/">recycles these parts</a>, a service that Jan Lim believes deserves its very own on-site research institute.

This wild design facilitates on-site recycling education!

The building is jacked up to accommodate the projected height of incoming junk parts.

Natural ventilation enhances what could potentially be an uncomfortable working environment.

Built around an existing vehicle compactor, this research institute provides the ultimate hands-on experience of steel recycling!