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Design.) With the green theme growing in popularity across every stretch of the world more and more people are looking for green alternatives for office and even new home
construction. There are countless numbers of empty unused
shipping containers around the world just sitting on the
shipping docks and taking up space. The reason for this is that it’s too expensive for a country to ship empty
containers back to the their origin – in most cases it’s just cheaper to buy new
containers from Asia. The result is an extremely high surplus of empty
shipping containers that are just waiting to become someone’s home or office. There are plenty of benefits of to the so-called
shipping container architecture model. A few of these advantages include: they are plentiful they are easily transported they’re stackable relatively inexpensive (as little as $900 for a used
container) they can be prefabricated and they’re extremely durable. Residential applications are also becoming a popular topic of conversation among green supporters. The first official 2-story
shipping container home in the US was
designed by Southern California architect Peter
DeMaria in 2006. The only big obstacle that he encountered during
construction of his
shipping container pad was making sure that the
house passed all of the strict guidelines of the Uniform
Building Code (UBC). In other parts of the world places like Odessa
Ukraine already have the the biggest shopping
mall in all of Europe which uses stacked
shipping containers to form alleys throughout the 170 acre site. In Asia the Dordoy Bazaar in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan is almost entirely composed of empty
shipping containers stacked two high and chock-full of inexpensive trinkets and toys. So in other words
shipping container architecture is nothing new but it is new when it comes to residential and office applications. This great example of
shipping container architecture was created by architects Pieter Peelings and Silvia Mertens of Sculp(IT). They live and work in these
shipping containers which are stacked four high. The entire space is 2.4 meters wide by 5.5 meters deep by 12 meters high. The bottom floor is used for work dining room is located on the second floor relaxation room on the third and spectacular rooftop views from the fourth – including a relaxing spa. This award-winning office
design by Clive Wilkinson is made out of stacked
shipping containers is the home office of Palotta TeamWorks a US charity event company. The 47 000 square foot ware
house is filled with
shipping containers that have been
transformed into modern office spaces. This
design layout saved the company a ton of money on
construction costs and it allowed the entire space to be more open and airy. The world’s first hotel built from recycled
shipping containers has popped-up in Uxbridge West London. Each prefabricated
container comes fully-equipped with fixtures furniture and windows from a factory in China. The company called Travelodge says that constructing a hotel this way is 25% faster and 10% cheaper than the more traditional
construction methods. Also
construction is much quicker because all that has to be done is to fit each
container together like it was a giant Lego set. Rooms at this London hotel start at about ï¿¡19 per night. The London area may see more these ‘portable hotels’ pop-up around the
city as the 2012 Olympics approaches. Opened in 1998 the Simon’s Town High School Hostel is constructed almost entirely of used
shipping containers. This amazing place is constructed out of 40 large
shipping containers to be exact and it’s big enough to accommodate up to 120 boarders. The hostel manager gets his own 2 bedroom flat while the other staff share 2 s
eparate flatlets. Area residents were concerned that the project would prove to be an eyesore to the community since it was made from grungy old
shipping containers but the final result proved otherwise with a modern-looking structure that is incredibly durable and aesthetically pleasing at the same time. This
shipping container home from the so-called
Zigloo Domestique project in Victoria British Columbia Canada is a residential home created by Keith Dewey. The home is built out of old
shipping containers and the owner chose to paint them with an industrial strength minty-green enamel commonly found on
shipping containers today in order to maintain the
container’s roots in the
shipping business. While the exterior of the home may look a little rugged due to the protruding
containers the 2 000 square foot interior of the
house is quite comfortable and modern. The project cost about $150 per square foot compared to a similar quality traditional
construction project that can cost about $250 per square foot. This stunning home is almost like a piece of art that you can live in. Constructed using 12 recycled
shipping containers the 12
container home home has all of the modern conveniences of a traditionally built home but with a unique element of style as well. A modern kitchen huge wide-open floor plan and gigantic windows that bring in tons of natural lighting are just a few of the great features of this home – plus
construction costs were relatively inexpensive when compared to traditional
construction. This 2 000 square foot home built in 2001 is actually built around a s
maller cottage-style
house that has stood in that location for decades. The cottage
house almost looks like a gigantic version of a doll
house inside of the huge storage shed that forms the exterior of this innovative
house. The 3 bedroom 2.5 bath home is also made from 5 large
shipping containers – 3 on the bottom and 2 stacked on top of those. This place also contains all of the modern features of a ‘normal’ home but it’s supposedly built to last much longer. The creator of this innovative home is
Adam Kalkin and he’s actually selling these homes for as little as $76 000 or less than $100 per square foot – not a bad deal considering traditional
construction of a new home averages about double that amount. This 3 000 square foot L.A. home features multiple storage
containers in its
design – each with its own purpose. There’s a storage
container for the entertainment area library dining room/office space master bedroom and bathroom/laundry room. This place has plenty of large windows which provide plenty of natural lighting as well as awesome views of the garden and koi pond outside. Aside from using recycled storage
containers this home also uses recycled steel scraps in its
construction which further adds to the green vibe that this home resonates – not to mention saved a ton of money on
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building bigger wider and higher. Now technology has made a fourth
design dimension possible: movement. 7 Comments »» 86 Comments sir jorge May 26th 2008 at 8:58 pm innovative is right however it seems to hinder any sort of ambition to have more than just a s
mall box…although I like it a lot. Kayakman May 26th 2008 at 9:30 pm I all all of these projects. Julo from France May 27th 2008 at 2:09 am You forgot one! The
Freitag Shop in Zurich Switzerland. This is the main shop of
Freitag (which create amazing bags with used truck tarps used seatbelts and so on). The bulding is excusively made of these
containers. Take a look: http://www.flickr.com/photos/f.....149758105/ Kelly May 27th 2008 at 5:32 am Very cool idea and they look great…. however I wonder how hard they would be to insulate for areas that get cold. A lot of these homes look like they are in warmer areas… and I bet the cost would go up if you had to do too much work into them to make them better able to stand extreme temperatures. francetales.com May 27th 2008 at 7:06 am I have been watching this trend for a while and have not seen such beautiful
designs. Luckily I don’t live where it gets too cold. I would love to try to build out one of these things. hammerzeit May 27th 2008 at 8:39 am Another project worth mentioning is the Citizen M hotel
container like objects are placed onto each other forming a hotel in the end. A couple of images of the concept can be found here: http://www.citizenm.com/amster.....ations.php . Tom May 27th 2008 at 8:46 am Here’s a
container cabin - http://www.softstainless.com This
container has the nicest feeling inside with the sky lights and the wonderful wood flooring. I dream of
building a whole
house someday soon. I think they make a beautiful
dwelling. It’s been nice to see this website and actual
buildings theres a huge amount of concept drawings…. Disneh May 27th 2008 at 9:34 am The contermporary resort in Disney World was built using room modules built off site and trucked to Orlando were they were installed in the
building. It was a U.S. Steel Amercain Bridge project twotone May 27th 2008 at 9:48 am what if they get stuck by lightning? neednewbed.com May 27th 2008 at 9:53 am I bet they are damp and you get awful sound drumming whilst inside PS3 guy May 27th 2008 at 9:54 am Those homes are very nice. I wish I had one. This brick and mortar
house is too traditional. doofus May 27th 2008 at 10:15 am i did the same thing with port-o-potties Mick Kopp | Success Secrets May 27th 2008 at 10:43 am Wow! This is exciting. I’m gonna get me one someday. Thanks for the info. Bart May 27th 2008 at 2:03 pm The
DeMaria stuff is over the top - went to their website and it has some funky projects. He must have ten of these
buildings either under
construction or already complete. This is trick and I’m gonna get me one here in LA digger May 27th 2008 at 3:06 pm in Amsterdam we have
student housing made of adapted
containers (2 sites) looks like something between the hotel and the dordoy bazaar in this article…most
students would rather not live there Greg May 27th 2008 at 3:36 pm Very cool idea however I wonder how well such
buildings would withstand an earthquake? Archinect.com May 27th 2008 at 4:21 pm “This great example of
shipping container architecture was created by architects Pieter Peelings and Silvia Mertens of Sculp(IT).” They did not use
shipping containers for this project. For a full description of this project please refer to our feature published earlier this month on Archinect: http://archinect.com/features/.....3_0_23_0_M Craig May 27th 2008 at 5:41 pm In Victoria BC Canada my partner Keith built the
Zigloo house you see in this blog. We are opening shell units bunk
houses and other units for industry. We are always on the lookout for people to network with and share ideas and advice. Please join us over at zerocabin.com Cheers from Canada! David May 27th 2008 at 6:22 pm Cool stuff. I believe the narrow Sculp(IT)
building is not actually made with
shipping containers although it has a similar look: http://archinect.com/features/.....3_0_23_0_C we May 27th 2008 at 7:26 pm i was wondering how hot it would be inside on a mid-day? if you place insulation what would the final cost be? still lower than conventional
construction? Robert May 27th 2008 at 8:02 pm
Atlanta has a
house being built out of them… http://www.flickr.com/photos/4...../481501886 …and Houston has a temporary art gallery… http://texaslawchick.livejournal.com/708613.html Houston has few zoning rules and is a huge port
city. Could be a good combination for
shipping container architecture. the.arctic May 28th 2008 at 3:10 am While it’s an interesting project the sculp(IT)
building isn’t made from cargo
containers. don't panic May 28th 2008 at 5:08 am I lived in one of these many years ago when they had wheels on the bottom. They were called “trailers.” A group of several of those was called a “trailer park.” Living in one was not all that glamorous. I suppose today they prefer to call them “manufactured homes ” but the concept is the same - a long box that can be built out cheaply. I suppose the difference is that instead of spreading them out in a “park” you are now stacking them one on top of the other. Is this really an improvement? And while the concept artwork from artists
designers and architects might look really cool you can bet that most “real-world” homes made from
shipping containers will not have the futuristic eco-modern look of these concepts. Not saying these would never be a viable option but I’m not in any hurry to be an early adopter… A1 Medical Supplies May 28th 2008 at 10:55 am That is really cool. I like the use of
shipping containers. I had thought about doing something like that before but not on such a grand scale. I just thought a
shipping container would make a good shed… Wm May 28th 2008 at 12:38 pm I live in something like this now. It is called a travel trailer. Several people around me live in them also. My monthly electric bill is close to $50/mo in summer $75/mo in winter. Rent is $160/mo. Property taxes $0.00/mo. If I need to move for any reason I do it my self with my pickup. New job? Be there in three days at the most. Transfer to new job location? Same thing. Grass need cutting? 20 minutes. Bank account? Full and getting fuller. Website
Design May 29th 2008 at 4:09 pm Web authors should be confident that their documents will look as good on paper as they do on computer screens. Mike May 30th 2008 at 8:42 am You may be interested in the Ace
modular building units which can be used as a standalone unit or component of a larger structure. It is compact for transportation and storage easily assembled/dissassembled with hand tools on site and can be configured (both interior space and exterior windows/doors) for many applications. Go to http://www.aceamericas.com Bed Trader June 3rd 2008 at 6:58 am Look at those ambiance created by those technical hands behind those amazing structure that too from
containers incredible. Really wonderful! la guy July 6th 2008 at 8:27 am went to the
demaria house in
redondo beach and it is awesome. no ifs ands or buts it is a real work of
architecture and not a temporary trailer. project won an american institute of
architecture design award - i think that is the highest
design award an architect can win for a project in the US. trip to the
house made me a believer and I would now consider living in a home like this. I was blown away when I visited. forget the internet pictures go see it and you’ll be hooked. ecogreen July 7th 2008 at 3:18 pm The name for
shipping container when used for
construction is ISBU. A website with the real information and detail on ISBU
shipping container construction is at the ISBU Association. …much better information and not based on Google Ads as most of these sites are. cheryl dulong July 17th 2008 at 5:49 am Although I found all the info & pics great what I find lacking in ALL sites is where or how to locate a builder of such dreams or are these projects all simply eye candy for the “average joe” & never to become
affordable realities ? nini July 18th 2008 at 12:14 am hi! i just want to know the durability of
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house out of contaners my problem is the code inspecter says i have to have every
container “wet stamped” by a home enginer befor i can build a
house can you help me with the code mess im in. the inspector is holding up the
building of my
house. i need to know what i have to do for real not what the inspector wants me to do. please help FrugalNYC October 9th 2008 at 10:55 am Very interesting idea. Is this where our
housing market is going? ;) juliet October 16th 2008 at 12:46 am It a nice site collecting all info about shopping goods. I need this info because i want to buy some home ware goods. Thanks Bruce Carr October 16th 2008 at 1:44 pm To reply to “don’t panic” the main difference between traditional trailer
houses and a
dwelling built from these
containers is
construction: traditional trailers use a lot of plywood two-by-four studs and wooden paneling making them extremely flammable and relatively fragile easily damaged by strong winds if not properly secured. Thes
containers are durable cor-ten steel
designed to withstand an ocean crossing on the deck of a
container ship. If you manage to keep flammable
materials to a minimum and tie it down properly you’ll have a much safer
dwelling. Using plenty of fiberglas insulation should mitigate the heat/cold/noise problems. Just my two-one-hundredths of a dollar mind you. Aaron Newman October 30th 2008 at 7:01 pm Envision Prefab is engaged in the process of
designing
building and selling green
affordable prefab homes built from cargo
containers. The concept behind Envision Prefab is to target the
affordable housing market by bringing a new level of sustainability and environmentally responsible
construction to the workforce-
housing marketplace. http://www.envisionprefab.com A- Dub November 7th 2008 at 7:51 am i find this idea very interesting but i have only one question… what do you do for the pluming? do you cover the pluming with another layer of wall? please answer Zed November 9th 2008 at 3:25 am @Wm (28 May): I’m living in my RV full time right now too (5th Wheel) but I plan on
building a large ware
house structure on the land I buy and parking my RV inside the structure while I build my
container house. That way when I’m
building I have a place to live and can take all the time I’d like to build my home the way I want; and when it’s complete I’ll have a “guest suite” that is my RV which is completely self-sufficient as well as a great way to protect and store my RV. The
container house concept is great for customizing a home for a low price. If you have a taste for style and can make it unique you shouldn’t have to worry about it looking like a trailer park… Florida Dave November 10th 2008 at 7:38 am I’m impressed with the use of color. Pity the article isn’t selling lighting systems. Since it isn’t where are the floor plans and wind load specs? Nirmal November 12th 2008 at 4:55 am The
house are great . Have always tried to have one but Don’t really have plan of the
houses…. Is there a place whare we can bury the plans for these
houses… you mayy e-mail me please.. George Runkle November 26th 2008 at 7:20 pm We did the structural
design of a
house in
Atlanta you can see it here: http://www.runkleconsulting.co.....0
House.htm We’re currently in early concept phase on a few other projects. One that holds particular interest to me is the idea of using these for multi-family
housing. The challenges are pretty significant: - There isn’t much body of hard knowledge on
building with these and there is no definitive
design for a
shipping container. The structural engineering is based on physical measurements we’ve taken of
containers and a computer model we built. - For multi-family there is the firewall requirement and that will have to be developed with Underwriters Laboratory. - You don’t know where the
containers were so the interiors have to be tested for hazardous
materials. - The permitting process can be a pain since not many of these have been built. The one we built in
Atlanta required numerous meetings with the officials to get this through. George cindy November 30th 2008 at 3:39 pm I build homes from these
containers and barns and press boxes and toilets and storage facilities and …… They are very sturdy and much easier to move. Much more structurally sound than “manufactored homes”. Wind loads of 150 miles an hour don’ budge my
buildings. check me out at http://www.
container-creations.com Katy Perry December 8th 2008 at 10:36 am It think this is cool. :D Katy Perry December 8th 2008 at 10:37 am Do you guys see the ghostly figure in the fourth picture down. Creep right. :) Kit January 1st 2009 at 11:49 am FYI the project by sculp(IT) isn’t a
container project. It’s actually steel beams spanned between the two existing
buildings to create the floors. The walls are shared with their neighbors. Janet Lomba January 1st 2009 at 11:58 am I am very interest in
building an eco friendy structure using cargo boxes. I would like any information regarding
construction costs and obstacles in permits. Thank you in advance for any time spent on this information. cindy January 9th 2009 at 3:11 pm Janet Go to my website and let me know what you want and we’ll get you started. http://www.
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