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Shipping-Container-Architecture Information Repository
This is a webpage devoted to listing as many examples of people using shipping containers and ISBUs (intermodal steel building units) as architectural elements as I can find, in an effort to embolden people to use containers in building projects, when and where doing so is feasible and appropriate.Photo by Håkan Dahlström - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dahlstroms/ 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.
The Pros and Cons of Cargo Container Architecture | ArchDaily
Recently, I’ve had the pleasure of discussing the phenomenon of container housing with David Cross, Chief Business Development Officer for SG Blocks LLC . SG Blocks, short for S afe and G reen, is a sustainable building system made from containers. Going beyond the trendy fascination with exposed container architecture design–modern, industrial, and extremely good looking, in my opinion , SG Blocks intends to use containers as a fundamental component to building construction. A container home doesn’t necessarily have to look like a container home (that’s up to you), but it can have all the same advantages: comfortable, strong, green, and affordable. The home you see above is an example of container modules being used on a traditional home as a framing system. From the outside or inside, you’re not going to know that it was built with container modules.
Container Design | Jetson Green
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.
Eco-Cargo container home. | Zigloo
There is growing interest in the use of shipping containers as the basis for habitable structures.
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DA STARK Interiors n'est pas du tout une société spécialisée dans les maisons containers, il s'agit du client de ce projet. Mais, pour son siège (bureaux et showroom) elle a choisit ce principe constructif pour son côté "Green", entendez écologique (recyclage des containers en fin de vie). 12 containers 40' en cours d'assemblage, deux bâtiments. Chantier à suivre sur leur blog (en Anglais). J'apprécie particulièrement la sobriété du projet, le choix de coloris et celui de l'empilement parallèle des 40' qui libère une grande hauteur au centre. Le projet est signé HYBRID SEATTLE ARCHITECTURE !
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