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Check out this shipping containers as architecture roundup:
Did you know that we have a problem with too many shipping containers? These days, the United States doesn’t export much, but it imports a lot, and it’s not economical to send the containers back empty, so the shipping containers just keep stacking up. One source said there are 700,000 abandoned containers in U.S. ports. That number has undoubtedly gone up. More and more people are looking at the things as housing components.
While shipping containers as architecture has come in and out of favor, and students consistently return to shipping containers as theses projects, I am always struck with the feeling of how completely horrible it would be to have to live inside of a shipping container. Think about it: they are 8′-0″ x 8′-6″ and come in various lengths. The trick is to design your way out of the narrow room and head height the containers present.
One designer alread has for the FREITAG Shop Zürich, below:
Check out the metalwork photos, build photos and stocking photos to see an excellent use of shipping containers.