ntainer Architecture Benefits Benefits of Building with Shipping Containers The Addis shipping container construction technique offers many benefits over other construction techniques and materials.. Low Structural Cost - High Strength Shipping containers offer a huge structural strength for a fraction of the cost of traditional timber steel and concrete constructions. These two factors leave more room in the budget for exterior finishes and interior design, allowing luxurious appointment with contemporary design materials. Small Footprint - Large Living Area This construction technique is ideal for multi-storey dwellings or office space, offering a large usable area in a small footprint. Short Construction Time Once the plan is designed, the containers are prepared and fitted out at the workshop. Unlimited Potential for Difficult Sites The structural strength of the Addis engineering technique can be used to overcome design problems posed by difficult sites. More Information
VECTRO AVE | Art & Design Blog Here are a collection of different architecture projects from around the world utilizing Shipping Containers. Sky Garden House - Architecture Linked - Architect & Architectural... I think one of the reasons that many are skeptical about environmental design is because they think its terribly complex and costly. It does take a bit more effort on the front end, but it's definitely not rocket science. This architecture by Guz Architects is a wonderfully developed minimalistic design with a curvilinear flare that really brings out the organic coverings. See more at Guz Architects 10 (More) Awesome Architectural Shipping Container Designs: From Loft Spaces to Emergency Housing 10 Cargo Shipping Container Houses, Building Designs & Ideas Article by Urbanist, filed under Offices & Commercial in the Architecture category. After the overwhelming praise for our previous post on cargo container homes and offices we simply couldn’t resist doing a follow-up with even more amazing shipping container architectural designs from around the world. Above is an amazing shipping container living space that transforms on demand into a modular work of recycled architecture. The Freitag Shop in Zurich is built entirely out of 17 old, rusted shipping containers. Container Cities are designed to provide affordable, stable and easily constructed alternative solutions to creating conventional office, workspace and live/work spaces. Completed in 2003, this East London youth center took only 1 day to construct the exterior! The awesome Riverside Building in London is a masterpiece of storage container recycling. Previously: Awesome Shipping Container Homes
Shipping Container Homes - Cargo Container Houses Want your own container house? There's a six-month waiting list for the Quik House by architect Adam Kalkin, who is based in New Jersey. The distinctive Quik House comes in a prefabricated kit, based on recycled shipping containers (in fact a completed house is about 75% recycled materials by weight). The standard Quik House offers 2,000 square feet, three bedrooms and two and one-half baths, though larger options are also available. The shell assembles within just one day, and all the interior details can be finished within about three months. The Quik House comes in two colors (orange or natural rust bloom), and the estimated total cost, including shipping and assembly, is $184,000.
- StumbleUpon Australian Architecture Award Winners Announced Australian buildings pushing new boundaries – including a ‘testosterone-charged’ creative learning center in Queensland, an iconic public building in China, and a ‘determinedly avant-garde’ house in the Victorian countryside – are among major winners at this year’s top architecture awards. The Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Awards are Australia’s most prestigious annual architecture prizes. The 2008 awards were presented to the nation’s most inspiring recent architectural projects, and the architects who created them, at a special ceremony last night in Adelaide. A total 31 awards and commendations across 12 categories were awarded to projects in Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania, the ACT, NSW, Western Australia, South Australia, China and Singapore. Cherrell Hirst Creative Learning Centre, Brisbane Girls Grammar School by m3architecture, Photographer: Jon Linkins Albury Library Museum (VIC) by ARM, Photographer: John Gollings
Shipping Container Homes - Cargo Container Houses Want your own container house? There's a six-month waiting list for the Quik House by architect Adam Kalkin, who is based in New Jersey. The distinctive Quik House comes in a prefabricated kit, based on recycled shipping containers (in fact a completed house is about 75% recycled materials by weight). The standard Quik House offers 2,000 square feet, three bedrooms and two and one-half baths, though larger options are also available. The Quik House comes in two colors (orange or natural rust bloom), and the estimated total cost, including shipping and assembly, is $184,000.
Metropol Parasol // The World’s Largest Wooden Structure | Yatzer& Project: Metropol ParasolRedevelopment of Plaza de la Encarnacion, Seville, SpainFunction: archeological site, farmers market, elevated plaza, multiple bars and restaurantsSite area: 18,000 square metersBuilding area: 5,000 square metersTotal floor Area: 12,670 square metersNumber of floors: 4Height of the building: 28.50 metersStructure: concrete, timber and steelPrincipal Exterior: timber and granitePrincipal interior material: concrete, granite and steelDesigning period: 2004-2005Construction period: 2005-2011Building/Cost: 90 Million Euro What is there not to like about Metropol Parasol? The waffle-like crown structure in Seville, Spain has been finally completed in April 2011 after a competition held by the city of Seville in 2004. Located at Plaza de la Encarnacion, the stunning sequence of undulating parasols comprises the world's largest wooden structure. The Metropol Parasol project was part of the redevelopment of the Plaza de la Encarnacíon, designed by J. video © ARUP Group
Phooey Architects: Children`s Activity Centre, Melbourne, Australia - design top news Phooey Architects: Children`s Activity Centre, Melbourne, Australia June 25th, 2009 - Posted in Architecture Design Children’s Activity Centre was designed by Phooey Architects located in Melbourne, Australia. The form and aesthetics were generated by sustainable strategies aimed at zero waste. When the four re-used containers were joined in a staggered arrangement, intimate and public spaces were created for a variety of functions including study, painting, dancing and lounging about. Each container was oriented to produce visual and physical connections to surrounding playground spaces. As a process of feedback design, the container off-cuts (with cannibalised super scale graphics) were recycled into the final building.
Containers Archive de la catégorie 'Containers' Direction San Antonio où se trouve cette charmante maison d’amis dans un jardin privé. C’est une maison réalisée par l’agence Pottet Architects. Récemment, ces derniers ont été honorés du « Design Award pour le projet, à San Antonio ». Il n’y a pas photo, cette maison montre bel et bien qu’importe les origines du produit (ici le container), cela peut devenir une maison chic et moderne. Franchement, en regardant cette maison qui penserait que ces boîtes étaient destinées au transport de marchandises, avec à l’intérieur du chocolat ou des sacs de farine ? A l’extérieur, les architectes ont sublimé la peinture bleue. Que voulez-vous ? Qu’en pensez-vous ? Sources : Vous avez aimé cet article. Vous préparez une grosse soirée ? Vous devriez regarder de plus près la Boxman. A l’intérieur, c’est design et propre. Environ 30 invités peuvent s’asseoir dans cette box magique. La société livre la box dans le monde entier. ..::.. A suivre….