Two male models have designed a ‘state-of-the-art’ dumpster home for a man who would have otherwise been sleeping on the streets.

The box, which cost just $1,500 (£1,200) to make, was the brainchild of Shane Duffy, 37, and Phil Sullivan, 28.

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The models met homeless Damian ‘Dean’ Cummings, 39, when they were sleeping rough in New York City to find a worthy sponsor for their charity, according to The New York Post.

Dean helped the models out by showing them warm places to sleep, finding them food and sharing his blankets with them.


In return, Shane and Phil built him a semi-permanent home, complete with LED lighting, insulation, shelving, carpeting, solar panels and a mobile phone charger.

The dumpster home (Picture: iamsupported.org)

It comes with solar panals (Picture: iamsupported.org)

Dean moved into the four foot wide and four foot tall home in June 2016.



Disguised as a dumpster, it’s currently parked in in Soho, Manhattan.

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But as the home comes equipped with wheels, it can be transported anywhere.

Dean said: ‘I’ve been ecstatic. Sitting in there feels like you are actually in a home.

‘A lot of people come by with big bags on their shoulders and try to throw them out.’

Dean has been homeless for seven years (Picture: iamsupported.org)

As Dean makes his money by doing odd jobs such as pick-up construction work, the box is also used as a place to store his belongings.

Shane and Phil are now trying to help the Trinidad native get his official documents so he can work legally.

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And they have set up a fundraising page to help him secure a permanent home, after seven years of sleeping rough.

Shane is hoping to help build more units through he and Phil’s charity foundation I Am Supported.

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