The use of containers as a building material has grown in popularity of the past several years due to their inherent strength, wide availability, and relatively low expense. We have also started to see people build homes with containers because they are seen as more eco-friendly than traditional building materials such as brick and cement.<\/p>\n
We at DzineTrip are strong advocates of sustainability and innovations \u00a0and we would like to share 7 inspirational container structures that could change the face of urban architecture.<\/p>\n
1.\u00a0ANGLED SHIPPING CONTAINER HOUSES A SCISSOR STAIRCASE<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2.\u00a0BAR IN TEXAS DESIGNED WITH SHIPPING CONTAINERS<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Designed by North Arrow Studio<\/strong> with the help of\u00a0Hendley | Knowles Design Studio<\/strong>, this hip style bar, spread over an area of 8000 sq feet, is construed by stacking the containers on top of one another to create a open, double-height bar area covered with corrugated metal panels…READ MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 3.\u00a0CATHEDRAL BUILT WITH CARDBOARD AND SHIPPING CONTAINERS<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Japanese architect\u00a0Shigeru Ban\u00a0<\/strong>was asked to design a temporary space that could be used to hold services and events. Considering the budget and time constraints, Shigeru Ban came up with a very innovation and unique solution in the form of a cardboard\u00a0<\/strong>cathedral.\u00a0<\/b>The cathedral with a capacity of 700 people is made from\u00a098 cardboard tubes and 8 steel shipping containers…READ MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4<\/strong>.\u00a0SHIPPING CONTAINER LIBRARY AND CLINIC IN INDONESIA DESIGNED BY DPAVILION ARCHITECTS<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n This library and clinic in Indonesia designed by Surabaya based firm DPavilion Architects is unique and fresh, breaking the boundaries of the conventional block-like container architecture…READ MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 5.\u00a0ATIRA BUILDS CANADA\u2019S FIRST CONTAINER HOUSING COMPLEX<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Builders love old shipping containers. Structurally sound, if not a little ugly, they can be turned into instant structures. Drive-through banks or coffee kiosks come to mind.\u00a0They\u2019ve\u00a0even been turned into single family homes. Now, a Vancouver non-profit is going one step further, creating Canada\u2019s first multi-unit housing complex comprised\u00a0entirely\u00a0<\/i>of recycled containers…READ MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6.\u00a0STARBUCKS IN SHIPPING CONTAINERS<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Builders love old shipping containers. Structurally sound, if not a little ugly, they can be turned into instant structures. Drive-through banks or coffee kiosks come to mind.\u00a0They\u2019ve\u00a0even been turned into single family homes. Now, a Vancouver non-profit is going one step further, creating Canada\u2019s first multi-unit housing complex comprised\u00a0entirely\u00a0<\/i>of recycled containers…READ MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 7.\u00a0HOTEL BUILT IN SHIPPING CONTAINERS<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a>Beijing based firm Tonghe Shanzhi Landscape Design<\/strong>has created a hotel named Xiang Xiang Pray House<\/strong> which is built in shipping containers \u2013 Restaurant, bar & rooms \u2013 there\u2019s one container for each of them. The concept was inspired by an emergency housing system built in such containers in Changshi, a rural village in China…READ MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Have you spotted any cool\u00a0container architecture in your city? Fell free to share original projects with us at publication@dzinetrip.com and we shall be happy to showcase it on our website.<\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The use of containers as a building material has grown in popularity of the past several years due to their inherent strength, wide availability, and relatively low expense. We have also started to see people build homes with containers because they are seen as more eco-friendly than traditional building materials such as brick and cement. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,4706,36],"tags":[7051,7601,6391],"yoast_head":"\n