This is a webpage devoted to listing as many examples of people
using shipping containers 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.
Be aware that containers are not a perfect building material,
since they tend to corrode, but they have been used effectively in some cases,
especially in areas near saltwater.
This is mainly a links page, and I cannot
guarantee anything at all about the sites that I am offering links to,
but I try to periodically search for and add links that are fresh
and offer something useful and interesting,
and I remove bad links and projects where information is incomplete.
If you have a site worth adding, or experiences to
relate in using containers for building, please contact me.
The List Examples of using shipping containers as architectural elements
Note that non-container projects by container-using architects are also listed.
General architecture
Sean Godsell (architect in Melbourne, Australia)
Photo by Earl Carter.
Future Shack project
: may have gained the interest of the UN's
Habitat Pacific project
project prototype completed
A marine-grade container home using new,
taller containers.
Urgent housing in Australia's mining areas
A number of news articles have appeared in the Australian news media explaining that in places like
Karratha, which is a city serving a nearby mining area, container-based housing is on the rise
because conventional housing prices have gone through the roof.
A small food market and deli based on two containers
for the market, plus several more perhaps for storage, joined
with the common walls removed to make a larger space.
It is said that the US army has used containers
since the 50's for various uses.
A recent radio program (NPR?) described
explained that they were being used
as living quarters in the Green Zone in Baghdad.
US is using them for housing in Afghanistan:
story
This person is providing a rationale for wider use of containers in the US Army.
Disturbing Police State Uses
This page
describes
a rather disturbing use of containers
(the story is disturbing too): to contain anti-Bush protestors
in Sweden.
Books about Shipping Container Architecture
Container Architecture by Jure Kotnik
Videos about Shipping Container Architecture projects
Shipping container home for seasonal farm worker:
Keetwonen video:
Intervior view of student container housing unit in Amsterdam:
If you have a site link that you would like to list then please email me here with that asking me to add it: Zack Smith.
If you have a question, please keep in mind that
I am neither an architect, nor a structural engineer,
therefore
I cannot review plans or make recommendations.
If you would like to send me a link about any proposed projects
you may be working on,
I'd be glad to post it.
Essays and pages are copyright (C) 2003-2009 by Zack Smith. all rights reserved.
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See
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