Dan Phillips turns backyard scraps into whimsical Texan houses
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2024
- Transforming wine corks and bottle caps into flooring, cow bones into countertops, frame samples into ceilings, and old deck boards into doors, Dan Phillips believes a second life is possible building refuse.
His company, Phoenix Commotion, turns trash into homes, employs “unskilled” workers and creates shelter for low-income families, but it’s not a non-profit. Instead, Phillips is trying to show that there are many good reasons to reuse construction waste (estimated as high as 10-15% of the materials that go into a building) and provide a whimsical alternative to mobile homes or other affordable housing.
With no formal training in architecture or construction, Phillips is a self-taught carpenter, plumber, and electrician, but he has no problem complying with local building codes. “Every building code has a provision that alternative materials and strategies are allowable provided you fulfill the intent of the code. The only thing codes do is protect public health and safety. So if there is nothing dangerous about it I can do whatever I want.”
He estimates his home is 75 to 85 percent salvaged material. He employs 5 minimum-wage workers, but also requires the home’s eventual owner (usually single mothers) to work on their future shelter. Since founding Phoenix Commotion with his wife 20 years ago, Phillips and his ever-rotating crews have built dozens of homes in Huntsville, Texas for low-income families and artists.
We visited his plumbed-and-wired treehouse home built in bois d’arc tree (part of an artist’s compound with a 350-square-foot rental cottage and separate studio space), his “bone-house” (made from donations from the “bone yards” of local ranchers), and his latest project, a home shaped like a cowboy boot.
*Note: Dan Phillips passed away on December 21, 2021, at age 76 in Huntsville, Texas. Daniel Alvord Phillips (Jun 4, 1945 - Dec 21, 2021). In memoriam.
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Resting in Paradise. Mr. Daniel Alvord Phillips
~ Huntsville, Texas
Jun 4, 1945 - Dec 21, 2021 (Age 76)
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@@nicolasboullosa His death hit us hard here in Texas. He truly was a phenomenal man who will be missed.
So sorry to hear this news, have followed his work for awhile & love his creative heart & desire to use mostly salvaged materials. Also loved his TedTalk. Rest in eternal love Mr. Phillip's, ain't no one else like you!☮❣☯️
I am so sad to hear this news. He was an incredible human being.
The spirit of Dan Phillips and his philosophy of building are breathtakingly amazing. Imagination and the possibility of everything we discard is turned into a creation with purpose.
He is an absolute genius! What a creative & intelligent person. Bravo Señor! 😀👍
So impressed with Dan's creativity and thoughtfulness! Really appreciate how honest he was about how he ran his business.
'My great advantage is that I don't care about money.'
A beautiful man.
I have been thinking about this for a long time
Yes we need more people like him and lot of problems would be solved. But too bad most of the people are just too greedy and want to scam people.
'Everyone makes minimum wage'
weird flex, but ok.
He doesn't "care about money" because obviously he has enough. I wonder what his property taxes are, being in Texas? Always increasing too. He better care, or he'll lose the place.
I'm so sick of everywhere you go, and everything you do, everyone's trying to sell you something or scam you. Life didn't used to be this way like it is now, believe it or not.
Love this guy the world needs more people like him. ❤️
This man is a genius - he is both and example of what you can do with redundant materials along with a rebuke to those that would criticise his brilliantly unorthodox approach.
He really is a genius, with his God given love, mind, and strength from the heart, his work shows us that he really is a genius, the maker of all that he thinks, plans and do motivated him to bring us to these very beautiful and creative works
with nature on every side even brings the best to picture that it is the source that provided us with everything. How much more is the SOURCE of all things, the MAKER of us all.......
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This guy is amazing. I like his ethos.
"my great advantage is I don't care about money." :)
More than awesome! ❤️
Now I wanna buy a piece of land and build one like that!
He is also a captivating speaker. I watch alot of these docs on houses, and have to forward through patches during the labored tales. Very smart man with incredible talent.
He is very smart man.
Understatement of the week. This guy has mad skills. Time to cook.
What an incredible gentleman. He has to be one of the most interesting personalities I think I've ever seen interviewed on your channel. Quite possibly one of the most interesting characters I've seen in recent times. Thanks for another stellar feature, Kirsten.
Phresh Ideas + Designs true i think so too
The freedom to create what you want requires knowledge of codes and he went for it. An artist!
The way this man thinks is just a delight.
"My great advantage is I don't care about money" that's a good line to end on
love this guy! He needs his own tv show. his work is incredible.
I love Dan Phillips. If you're ever in Huntsville, you can take the tour. It's like seeing the eighth wonder of the world.
Andrea Wisner thank you for this info I will definitely check him out
He's actually giving back to the community and sticking it to the system at the same time. I love it. Proud Texan like I.
May he live long and healthy, great job guy!
It's Texas! How could we not love a boot-house? What a fantastic mind this man has!
Of all the tree-house attempts I've seen on youtube... this is by far the most impressive. This guy has got it right.
I always enjoy Dan's videos.....he is a very talented and smart man....great human being!
Love the frame ceiling! Love it all. Awesome! His ideas are incredible.❤️❤️🌳🍂🍁👢
I absolutely adore this man and his work. He has inspired me greatly. This tree house is gorgeous!
“ Take your time and get it right” ; immediately after telling us the window isn’t level! Lol! It’s all super cool!!
Unbelievable. Relative. Lovely. Appreciate how knowledgeable he is.
This guy is beyond amazing. He needs to build more houses like this because they're original and creative.
This guy is everything the Future should be! Cant say it for the Past cuz thats already over. We need to stop depleting the resources we have left in this world and start using the ones weve already used. Period.
And if you ever needed a model of a good man... Here it is
I'm in Texas, elderly and disabled , no place to call home, I love the Huntsville area alot!!! I never to check on this place. Awesome story, and build beauty homes!!! Love this ❤
Great guy. The world would be a better place with more like him.
One of your best interviews ever (and that is saying something!) The ease with which he devastates building norms is breathtaking.
I feel like standing up and applauding the man!
I love Dan's life and work philosophies! He rocks!
It’s beautiful 😍 his grandchildren must love having a grandpa 👴 with such a wonderful imagination 💖❤️💖❤️
This guy is an artist,wow!,so many ideas,love the frame ceiling,all materials,wood,bone,corks...impressive.
This man is a real builder and a good guy! He creates masterpieces out of waste! Truly worth idolizing.
"My great advantage is I don't care about money." That part. 🙏🏾☺️💗
We need a whole lot of Dan Phillips in the world with all of the wasted recyclables around. All of his ideas are not only amazingly beautiful but, they are also saving our planet. Use and recycle and no waste must become our battle cry
I always think the next video you make can't be as good as the previous one, but they are. Thank you Kirsten. Amazing work!
A highly creative & humble man, that's awesome. 😃
I wish there were more people in the world who think like this. Dan Phillips is a national treasure. Thanks, Kirsten.
Man the work he put into this is amazing
Amazing, & it’s such a beautiful thing what he’s doing to help alleviate the burden of needy Families, Horray! Thank you Phoenix, how precious. God bless you all!
I love this! Those granite floors were awesome!
That is the coolest thing I have ever seen in my 62 years!!! So very awesome!!! Kids love tree houses too! 😄😄😄
This Builder is quite the artist. Really enjoying his styles of mixed and use of materials
I love his functional art work.
Mr. Dan Phillips is an absolutely great man.
I love the voice of this guy. So very relaxed :)
Oh I LOVE the little blue house and the one with the weird roof.I love small houses.
This old man is very resourceful. If every human being has this kind of mentality.I believe we won't see any homelessness.
I love Dan's work! I first discoverd it when I lived in Huntsville. Pure magic. This man is a rare gem.
wow by far the most unique housing and use of labor and material. end results are amazing!
My goodness, he's so creative and talented! His houses are all so magical and mesmerising! Love the way he owns himself like "this is me, take it or leave it" too. Shame he's not based in UK.
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maybe you could do something similar in the UK.
Andrea Wisner Too many building regulations, most likely... I'd absolutely love in that!
You got potter.
He certainly would fit in there, but I’m glad he’s American
this guy is the definition of an artist ...I love his work ethic and he is doing his work in lower income areas which is a godsend to the average person needing somewhere special to live .....
This man is totally a hero. The most important kind.
This guy is a fucking genius! every second brought another "WOW!" i'm unemployed in IL and would love to move to TX. I had open heart surgery 6 months ago, I'm on medicaid, I'd be fine with a tiny tree house!
I'd even work for him for minimum wage, making more tiny houses.
" my great advantage is that I don't care about money" ~a brilliant man
What a piece of work is man...W. Shakespeare....
This guy is genius....a Michelangelo.....
"My great advantage is I don't care about money.".... love this guy. what an inspiration. I foresee that this generation of young folk excluded in the property market could take this concept off into the mainstream eventually.
This man has to be the most interesting person you have documented. And the houses are so cool too!
Good point...when you don't care about money and you're creating art. It automatically comes! Blessings from above. Thanks for sharing.
TH-cam sends me many suggestions for videos on tiny, hand-made, and other specialty shelters, many of which are clever and inspiring, but I haven't seen anything that inspires me like Dan's things.
oooh its that frame sample guy 😄 he is amazing!
A man after my own heart, only ore so. Reuse do not throw away usable materials. Creativity Winn’s hearts ♥️
WOW!!!! talk about intelligence and imagination!! love this guy!
wow! thank you for showing this....would love to see the rest of the boot house finished.
This is a very creative and special man. His view of the world is phenomenal. The mirror glass skylight..WOW. Using cow bones for a variety of uses. What a treasure of a person. He needs a lot of apprentices to pass on all of his experience.
The thing I love is he hires these unskilled labor guys, who learn this amazing trade & can also give their own creativity input
How awesome is that???
These workers will continue his legacy & create his homes 🏡
This is beautiful I’m so inspired
God blessed you Sir in your incredible talented ability. Wow! I'm just in awe of your unique & amazing work. 😊
Great person who built a great tree house, both have a lot of characters!
Your Tree and Tree house is so Lovely.... Blessings and to you!
Wise words, Thank you!!!
I'm so inspired by this man! God bless you sir, and your team, amen!
We waste and throw away so many wonderful things; scraps of granite, wood, just about everything. This builder is clearly an artistical genius! I want to buy land and reuse, repurpose and recycle materials like these for my home and the fact that it is low cost is even better!! Beautiful work this is.
these houses look like so much fun and it looks like he and his team have fun building them. absolutely wonderful!
"You don't hit a home run ... but I don't care about that....my great advantage is I don't care about money." Incredibly intelligent, cares greatly about the quality of his work and about his fellow man. And he doesn't care about money. I love this guy!!
Now that's the kind of craftsman you get to build your house. :{J
Thanks so much for the work you do...I enjoy your videos and seeing your children grow. What a pleasure it must be to be with them as much as you are. The education and experiences you are providing them with are something to be proud of.
Absolutely amazing! I like free. I have always liked free! Not for greed but survival! Now that is truly how it should be! Blessings!
Great stuff! I am in BC, Canada, and am often amazed at how inexpensive in general it can be to build and create, comparatively speaking..but guess things are different in Texas..love Mr. Phillips' work and his philosophy..wish I could bring him up here..he'd be treated like a rock star and could really teach people a thing or two about how to source free materials, and above all caring and sharing...♥
wow if more people could be like this man he's not in it for money
Beautiful story and video!
Now that is my kind of treehouse plumbing and all 😎👍🏼
Dan’s approach of building green is true to the old standards...Building Green should not cost a fortune.
Thumbs up Sir!You're great with a loving heart.God Bless you all...
Extraordinary designs from this unique man who cares immensely about art, not at all about money. Thank You, Kirsten. All of your videos stimulate enthusiasm for and encourage unlimited ideas and possibilities.
This guy is so creative! I wish more ppl were building houses with recycled materials.
wow this guy is changing the world.wow more power to him
This man is amazing! And very inspiring! Let us all be inspired from his beautiful way of thinking~
Love this guy!! What an amazing talent and mind to dream up such awesome ideas and bring them to fruition!!
My best friend and I built an amazing tree house when we were 12-14 right before high school started. It had two stairways leading up to a hatch that we could lock. Push open the hatch at the top of the second ladder and u climb up into the first floor with rug, balcony, shelves, walls.. It was awesome. For a year or two we thought we were done because it was already so high and took a lot of work. One day we realized we could keep building higher. We started on another floor directly above the first. We were almost 2 years older at this point and this 2nd floor was crazy. Plexi-glass skylight- door with hinges and a lock windows that opened with shutters on hinges, roof vent, roof shingles. Standing on the roof you were about 50 feet high. As 14 years old this was out fucking masterpiece and believe me it was amazing. We had already had some fun partying, and bring girls up there......but... we left a candle burning one night right before we got to have the REAL funin high school with the treehousewe worked sohard on. It completely burned down. Most of the towns fire department was there around 4 in the morning and the entire neighborhood and surrounding areas were awake, watching my hard earned pride turn to ashes. ohhh well. Just trust me this was one of the top 20 int he Nation Easy--built by 13 year olds.
Years ago, when I was a graduate student, a friend introduced me to Dan Phillips. He showed us around a couple of homes he was working on. (An incomplete project at the time was the "Bone House." It is amazing to see the completed house in this video.) Many people have visions of how a "dream house" should look, but seeing these kinds of homes in person really makes one appreciate the skill and care that Dan and his teams put into their work.
I like the floor made out of granite scraps. I would love that in my bathroom.
This gentleman has some similarities to Darby, from Tiny Texas houses. The whole salvage thing is awesome!
My great advantage is I don't care about money........I like that quote
Not me, I hate it. Without money I can’t use the skills of others.
He doesn't "care about money" because obviously he has enough. I wonder what his property taxes are, being in Texas? Always increasing too. He better care, or he'll lose the place.
Incredible work you are doing! The homes are so unique and so storybook, I love them. ❤️❤️❤️
This is what I call art!
love the artistic imagination put into these homes...so cool
My friend, you are an exceptional human-being both in thought and deed.
A very smart and creative person, wow !
Beautiful houses.....congratulations to Dan Phillips!!!!!
This man is amazing in his own right. I love creative people!
my dad built a 20 square m house with all rubble in fact post war rubble . he was also an artist . it was amazing and i grew up in it .
he was ahead of his time .