The Detroit Free Press says FIRST CONTAINER is raising money to build first a storage container community center, then a boutique hotel, at Eastern Market downtown. The project is called the Collision Works Story Box. Project leader, a former New York ad executive who moved to Detroit in 2011, says the prototype community center project […]
Intermodal containers can be the target of break-ins and burglary when left unattended since they often contain valuable equipment and inventory. In these cases, a security system consisting of a motion detector and panel can trigger a siren, strobe, or light to deter intruders. Many panels offer wireless communication so that security guards can be […]
A real estate business and project manager from Guimar?es, Portugal has put together this clever recycled multiple use shipping container project at his family?s country estate ? Quinta da Cancela 1720. Five years ago, he took over the management of Estate, and undertook a number of initiatives that included the restoration of a 1720?s farmhouse, […]
Canada got its first recycled shipping container housing development. It is located in the Downtown Eastside area of Vancouver, at 502 Alexander St. The housing project was developed by a Women?s Resource Society, which wanted to create affordable and quality non-market housing units to be rented out to older women. The housing development is comprised […]
A great example of using 2 Shipping Containers with ?section added between the two containers to increase square footage. This home shows how spacious and modern a project like this can be, created by Architect?s in New York and Florida, the Savannah project makes a very nice small house. If your interested in a container […]
This modular design concept can work well in places where mobility, efficiency and low-cost are key requirements. Container structures can be moved from site to site, and their compact design saves space and keeps things simple and tidy. If your interested in a container for a project like this or something similar, contact AZ Containers […]
AZ CONTAINERS offers an assortment of options to address any storage need. Storage containers conform to ISO dimensions and are available in 20′ and 40′ sizes. All ground-level containers are made of 14 gauge, corrugated steel and are air and watertight. These “mini-warehouses” provide safe, secure storage space for the short or long-term use. Features: […]
True, the Storage Container House is not all shipping containers, but by definition it?s still cargotecture. The two containers that sandwich the main living area house an office and a bedroom in this 1,500-square-foot mountain home. Designed by Studio H:T in Boulder, Colo., for ?a conscientious client who believes in living small and recycling,? the […]
Built and designed by an Architecture in Seattle as a Magazine “Idea House”, this 192-square-foot solar-powered? backyard container cottage is not even half the size of a New York City studio apartment. Still, it manages to pack in a galley kitchen and micro bathroom with a ceiling-mounted?showerhead?? the floor?s redwood slats hide a drain ??? […]
Recycled shipping containers are known to building designers and architects for their low cost and ease of use. They have been used in the construction of home, housing developments, offices and commercial space for several years already, but there?s a new segment of architecture coming out of the woodwork to take advantage of this unique […]