Up-cycled telephone booth

Up-cycled telephone booth.
As cell phones have became popular, there are something that are being forgotten to us. It is a (tele)phone booth. The last time I used a public phone was 15 years ago. the phone booth which is now a distance memory and useless wasn’t thrown away, but became up-cycle specially. I will share good examples with you.    



1. Mini lending library.

A architect who proceeded with town improvement project up-cycled old phone booth into library for local residents. The way to use it is that passing people freely choose books that they want to read or people who have books they have already read  put them on as a way of donating.




2. Up- cycled aquarium.

Design students at Tokyo university of the arts turned metal phone booth into a public aquarium which is filled with goldfish. 



3. ATM – Up-cycled automated teller machine

British Telecommunications are giving the red booths are in Swindon, Northampton, and slough a second life  as ATM.





4. Shelter for the homeless

Contexture Design based on Vancouver provide up-cycled phone booth for a shelter for the homeless where they can take a rest for a while, take shelter from the rain , read books, and call someone.




5.  public shower stall.

The old phone booth at Leverick Bay in Virgin Island, British turned into a shower stall that people can take a shower after swimming.


6. Out door toilet

It is a outdoor toilet in Finland. Thanks to the part of face being located is almost translate ,while  taking a dump, people can appreciate great scenery. (To use it , you need brave.)





7. Defibrillator in disused red phone box.

BT (British Telecom) is putting the red phone box at the heart of rural communities again. It is funding the installation of defibrillator equipment, which can help save the lives of cardiac arrest victims, into five decommissioned red phone boxes adopted by rural communities.


In addition to them, there are many up-cycled phone booths. The most important thing is the shelter for the homeless.
It seems that thoughtful minds for the underprivileged people around us make our heart warm and happy.
Because of the reason that phone booths are not useful any more, they have been demolished in my country. I hope they will be changed into the things which give hope for people in need.