Shipping-Container-Architecture Information Repository. Containers. Ecotechdesign.com. The Pros and Cons of Cargo Container Architecture. With the green premise growing in popularity across the globe, more and more people are turning to cargo container structures for green alternatives. There are countless numbers of empty, unused shipping containers around the world just sitting on shipping docks taking up space. The reason for this is that it’s too expensive for a country to ship empty containers back to 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 a home, office, apartment, school, dormitory, studio, emergency shelter, and everything else. More information after the break. On November 23, 1987, Phillip C. In 2006, Southern California architect Peter DeMaria, designed the first two-story shipping container home in the U.S. as an approved structural system under the strict guidelines of the nationally recognized Uniform Building Code. Container Design | Jetson Green. Eco-Cargo container home. | Zigloo. The Eco-Cargo is a healthy, simple, efficient design ideal for urban in-fill, back lane subdivisions and multi-dwelling building lots.
The entire Eco-Cargo design is 800sqft over two floors. A single 40′ shipping container makes up a lower floor which features a convertible lounge/den space, foyer, bedroom and bathroom. This simple and efficient space also accommodates the mechanical and laundry areas hidden under the stairs. Staggering the 40′ shipping containers allows for more room in the upper floor area. The upper floor is the heart of the home. This main living area includes a kitchen and eating area which opens to a deck allowing access to the green roof top garden. The efficient stacking of these shipping containers comfortably accommodates 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, multi-functioning living spaces and the green roof on a very small footprint.
The zigloo.ca studio is very pleased to announce the completion of Plans for the ECO-CARGO CargoSpace Living container home. Containerbay. There is growing interest in the use of shipping containers as the basis for habitable structures. These "icons of globalization" are relatively inexpensive, structurally sound and in abundant supply. Although, in raw form, containers are dark windowless boxes (which might place them at odds with some of the tenets of modernist design...) they can be highly customizable modular elements of a larger structure. The projects below are sorted alphabetically (by company or designer's name). In addition to the container-based projects listed below we offer links to useful web sites and relevant books. Selected projects utilizing shipping containers.
Info credits: Zack Smith, Kevin Tze King Ho. Back to top of page Useful linksIf you have any relevant links let us know Container Sources Shipping containers are widely available - here are just a few of the many sources: Technical Resources Books. Transit City. Vers des villes containers ? Après avoir été le support de nombreux projets architecturaux dans les années 60, les containers font aujourd'hui un retour en force dans les réflexions sur la ville et l'habitat.
Simple effet de mode ? Pas sûr... L'habitat mobile et modulable n'est pas une nouveauté. Le discours sur le nomadisme non plus. Ces deux notions furent même fort présentes au cours des années 20 en France. Plug-in city Il faudra attendre les années 60, et la créativité du groupe Archigram pour que renaisse l'intérêt pour ce type d'habitat modulable et nomade. La tour-capsule Nakagin Et c'est au Japon qu'apparaîtront les premières réalisations d'habitat modulable, sous l'impulsion des Métabolistes.
Bublex, Partners et LOT/EK De nouveau, l'habitat modulable disparaissait... avant de faire un vrai retour en force ces derniers mois. Vers une Algeco's city ? Alors, simple vision d'artiste déconnecté des réalités ? La caravane à l'assaut de nouveaux espaces Vers des campings à étage ? Notes : Image. Slideshow. Menu. DA STARK Interiors.