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Copyright © 2003-2008 by Zack Smith, All rights reserved. Introduction 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. Contents General architecture Academic Buildings and Projects Cabins Cafes Saunas Stores/Shops Shopping malls Artistic uses Personal protection Portable data centers Portable power generation Diplomatic/Military uses Disturbing police state uses 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 Info about New York City appearance of Future Shack Architecture Australia article ABC Australia article ArchiDose article Radar Shelter project : park bench that converts to shelter for the homeless Main article Another Q & A with Godsell here. Biography here Eric Reynolds, Urban Space Management (developer; London, UK) Container City (London, UK) Main site (very informative, includes plans and photos) Presentation about Container City (very good) BBC article Evening Standard article Interview transcript DeMaria Design (Manhattan Beach, California, USA) Redondo Beach House. Construction images. The Shipyard (Berkeley, California, USA) Shipping containers used as metal art studio space in Berkeley. Main website Main door Watch their video. LOT/EK, architectural+design firm in NYC "Penthouse" project -- container on NYC rooftop. project completed Publisher's blurb about their book Urban Scan Mixer project Bohen Foundation exhibition space using shipping containers Inspiro-Tainer project LOT/EK's blurb Article Another article (in Italian) Article Mobile Dwelling Unit book info Brooklin, Maine vacation home made from containers (NY Times article) project completed Contra Costa Times article Converted petroleum tanker Interior Design article (re container) Program from June 2003 exhibition of MDU at Walker Art Center (Minneapolis) project proposed MDU Overview MDU Interior 1 MDU Interior 2 Metropolis magazine article Kult interview (in Italian) Japanese site blurb They also have a book: Architect Shigeru Ban, artist Gregory Colbert Photograph by Gregory Colbert Main Site Description The Affordable Homes Group (New Jersey USA) Article in Green Builder magazine. Jones Partners (El Segundo, California) PROCON Project Tech Cabin Entry for Dwell contest Zigloo Domestique (British Columbia, Canada) A mixed wood and container home. Views and information. Loutzenhiser Container House Nice design: click here for images Shipping Container Home (Far North Queensland, Australia) Webpage that explains the project Tampa Armature Works (Florida, USA) Main Site. North Charleston, SC House Redondo Beach, Florida House St. Petersburg House (at 874 15th Ave. South). The St. Petersburg House was covered on TV on the Bob Vila home improvement show, however the video is not free. Link. Addis Containers (New Zealand) Their website Royal Wolf Ready-made office containers. Their website Adam Kalkin His main website (with CNN video) Shelburne Museum "Collector's House" (link) His "Twelve Container House" Article about his philosophy and commercial venture. Treehugger articles 1 and 2. His video. He even has a book: Containex (Austria) Their container offices etc KHRAS Architects (Denmark) Architecture for Humanity 1st Place Contest Winner Project for use in Africa - award info Architecture Week article HyBrid  : CargoTecture Their website Article about use of their portable triage container in Sri Lanka. Doi (person in New Zealand) Has set up a container-based home in a field (EscapeArtist article) Colin Reedy (Metamorf Design, Seattle, Washington State) Ideas for housing based on containers (EscapeArtist article, has many useful ideas) MVRDV (Holland) Container City concept Fox & Fowle Architects (New York City) Their main site Gloucester Green project proposed Article about Gloucester Green proposal, creating 351 housing units from containers Blurb about the same proposal Urban Settings (British company) UK Guardian article Habitainer (Spain) Their website Check out their video. Academic Buildings and Projects Keetwonen (Amsterdam, Holland) This company produces container-based housing, for example its student housing project Keetwonen in Amsterdam. The Keetwonen project site, with news in Dutch & English and photos. Keetwonen is a student housing project for students consisting of 6 housing blocks of containers on Wenckebachweg (a street). Watch the video of a tour of one Keetwonen dorm room. Guardian article More info Global Peace Containers Their website Want to learn something about Jamaica? Watch the movie Life and Debt Paul Cooper (architect in South Africa) Simonstown High School buildings Rensaleer Polytechnic Institute A class project to convert a 20' container into a portable medical facility for Haiti. Professor Tickle at the University of Virginia (USA) Article about Prof. Tickle's students using a shipping container for projects William Deegan (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA) Girl's Athletic Facility for South Africa. Design images. Ferguson & Whittaker (study abroad students in Quebec, Canada) Ten Year Hotel academic project. Design images. Container Cabins Meraiah F. (Australia) Cafes Illy Cafe Photos Saunas Castor Canadensis Sauna Box Flash-intensive Website Stores / Shops Seabreeze Market (Berkeley, California) 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. Photos Freitag Store (Zurich, Switzerland) Information Shopping Malls Seventh Kilometer Market (Odessa, Ukraine) Odessa is a city on the Black Sea. Main website (in Ukrainian) Article with small photos in English Wikipedia page New York Times story. Map of the market: Dordoi Market (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) There are now some photos of the market on Wikipedia, courtesy of Vladimir Menkov. Link. Purely Artistic Uses for Containers Kaohsiung City International Container Arts Festival Site in Chinese Blurb Entry information for 2003 Portable Data Centers Project Blackbox (Sun Microsystems) Information Portable Power Generation Eco-Nomad Combined Mechanical Utility Container Website Self-Protection Uses The Bio War Fallout Disaster Survival Bomb Shelter Diplomatic/Military Uses 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. 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If you have a site link that you would like to list, please email me here with that asking me to add it: Zack Smith. 2. 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) 2003-2008 by Zack Smith, all rights reserved.

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