{"id":2536,"date":"2009-11-06T11:40:09","date_gmt":"2009-11-06T09:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tokao.com\/?p=2536"},"modified":"2009-11-06T11:40:09","modified_gmt":"2009-11-06T09:40:09","slug":"10-clever-architectural-creations-using-cargo-containers-shipping-container-homes-and-offices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/2009\/11\/06\/10-clever-architectural-creations-using-cargo-containers-shipping-container-homes-and-offices\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Clever Architectural Creations Using Cargo Containers: Shipping Container Homes and Offices"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the green theme growing in popularity across every stretch of the world, more and more people are turning to\u00a0cargo container homes<\/a> for\u00a0green<\/a> alternatives for office, and even new home, construction. There are countless numbers of empty, unused\u00a0shipping containers<\/a> around the world just sitting on the shipping docks and taking up space. The reason for this is that it\u2019s too expensive for a country to ship empty containers back to the their origin in most cases, it\u2019s just cheaper to buy new\u00a0containers<\/span><\/span><\/a> from Asia. The result is an extremely high surplus of empty shipping containers that are just waiting to become someone\u2019s home or office.\u00a0Design, buy or build your shipping container home today<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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\nThere 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\u2019re stackable, relatively inexpensive (as little as $900 for a used container), they can be prefabricated, and they\u2019re 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\u00a0Peter DeMaria<\/a> 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).<\/p>\n

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\nIn 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\u00a0Dordoy Bazaar<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

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\nThis great example of shipping container architecture was created by architects Pieter Peelings and Silvia Mertens of\u00a0Sculp(IT)<\/a>. 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 \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u0153 including a relaxing spa.<\/p>\n

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\nThis award-winning office design by\u00a0Clive Wilkinson<\/a> is made out of stacked shipping containers is the\u00a0home <\/span>office<\/span><\/span><\/a> of\u00a0Palotta TeamWorks<\/a>, a US charity event company. The 47,000 square foot warehouse is filled with shipping containers that have been transformed into modern office spaces. This design layout saved the company a ton ofmoney<\/span><\/span><\/a> on construction costs, and it allowed the entire space to be more open and airy.<\/p>\n

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\nThe world\u2019s 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\u00a0London hotel<\/a> start at about \u00c3\u00af\u00c2\u00bf\u00c2\u00a119 per night. The London area may see more these \u2018portable hotels\u2019 pop-up around the city as the 2012 Olympics approaches.<\/p>\n

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\nOpened in 1998, the\u00a0Simon\u2019s Town High School Hostel<\/a> is constructed almost entirely of used shipping containers. This amazing place is constructed out of 40 large shipping containers to be exact, and it\u2019s big enough to accommodate up to 120 boarders. The hostel manager gets his own 2 bedroom flat, while the other staff share 2 separate 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.<\/p>\n

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\nThis shipping container home from the so-called\u00a0Zigloo Domestique project<\/a> 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\u00a0paint<\/span><\/span><\/a> them with an industrial strength minty-green enamel, commonly found on shipping containers today, in order to maintain the container\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

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\nThis stunning home is almost like a piece of art that you can live in. Constructed using 12 recycled shipping containers, the\u00a012 container home<\/a> 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\u00a0lighting<\/span><\/span><\/a> are just a few of the great features of this home \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u0153 plus, construction costs were relatively inexpensive when compared to traditional construction.<\/p>\n

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\nThis 2,000 square foot home, built in 2001, is actually built around a smaller cottage-style house that has stood in that location for decades. The cottage house almost looks like a gigantic version of a dollhouse inside of the huge\u00a0storage <\/span>shed<\/span><\/span><\/a> that forms the exterior of this innovative house. The 3 bedroom 2.5 bath home is also made from 5 large shipping containers \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u0153 3 on the bottom, and 2 stacked on top of those. This place also contains all of the modern features of a \u2018normal\u2019 home, but it\u2019s supposedly built to last much longer. The creator of this\u00a0innovative<\/a> home is Adam Kalkin, and he\u2019s actually selling these homes for as little as $76,000, or less than $100 per square foot \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u0153 not a bad\u00a0deal<\/span><\/span><\/a> considering traditional construction of a new home averages about double that amount.<\/p>\n

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\nThis 3,000 square foot L.A. home features multiple storage containers in its design \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u0153 each with its own purpose. There\u2019s 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\u00a0garden<\/span><\/span><\/a> 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 \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u20ac\u0153 not to mention saved a ton of money on construction costs.<\/p>\n

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