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Containers

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Shipping Containers into homes

Shipping containers are large, reusable steel boxes that are used for the storage and transportation of goods. They come in various sizes and can be modified to suit different needs. About 11 million shipping containers are abandoned or are currently unused

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Case Studies

MEATH COURT

“They are too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter, moldy due to poor insulation and leaks, and the estate as a whole is not safe," Solomon adds."

CONTAINER HOUSING PROJECT

The Container Housing Project in Oakland, California (2018) was a notable experiment using shipping containers for affordable housing.

Cargo Containers

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Journal Article Upcycling Shipping Containers for Houses by Mike Blandford and Stephen Bender

PLUG-IN CITY

The concept embodies Archigram’s radical vision of a highly adaptable, dynamic city where architecture meets technology to create a flexible, ever-evolving urban environment.

STADIUM 974

"..the stadium was built using 974 transport containers affixed to a steel structural frame, making it exceptionally lightweight and flexible, where modules can be switched in or out as necessary..."

LOT-EK

Twenty-four shipping containers are retrofitted and transformed into PUMA City, a transportable retail and event building. The building was assembled and disassembled a number of times at several different international ports.

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Sense of Accomplishment

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Portable

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Discarded

Tossed aside

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