They made a hut from… mushrooms

An edible «Hut from MushroomsPresented the Swedish architectural firm Ulf Mejergren Architects, continuing the series of primitive huts he designs.

So, after the fir-tree hut and the snow-ball hut, the architects wanted to build the shelter, mainly, from umbrella mushrooms Umbrella mushroom is one of the largest fungi in Europe with a head diameter of up to 40 cm when ripe. They explained that the specific mushrooms they grow very fast and can appear overnight, initially with an egg-shaped head (then they are preferably collected if they are to be eaten). The head then takes on the characteristic shape of an umbrella. It took two days to collect the mushrooms for the hut from a large area where they thrive.

To assemble the hut, they made a frame out of concrete reinforcement bars which they bent to form arches. At the highest point the intersecting steel arches were fixed with wire and the other end was driven into the ground. Wire mesh covered the canopy to place the mushrooms; their stems pass through the wire mesh and their heads form the outer surface of the hut.

In less than two hours the assembly was completed and no glue or other means of fixing the mushrooms was used· Simply, they used their weight. The aesthetic result is a mushroom hill in the Swedish landscape, with an interesting texture both internally and externally. In addition, in the pan, the taste is wonderful.

Photos from the other huts they have built:

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