Contertainer, designed by dpavilion architects of Surabaya – Indonesia, is an amalgam of two words: container and entertainer. From its outer look, at a glance one can see an architectural form made of several brightly painted containers—red, yellow, blue and
Pallotta Teamworks Shipping Container Headquarters
A growing US charity event company, Pallotta TeamWorks, approached Clive Wilkinson Architects with a challenging proposition: to create an inspiring new headquarters for them in a raw warehouse with a shoestring budget. After a preliminary budget analysis, it emerged that
The Barking Riverside Marketing Suite Made From Shipping Containers
Situated on former wasteland, the new marketing suite was designed to fit within a larger community that is being developed along 2 kilometres of Thames waterfront in Barking and Dagenham. Commissioned by Barking Riverside, the project has been designed with
The Puma City Retail Shipping Container
Nobody does shipping container architecture like Lot-ek, one of the originals. They designed a demountable retail space for Puma, with “with large double heights as well as with 4-container-wide open spaces to challenge the modular box-quality of the container inner
The Ultimate In Office Recycling – Shipping Container Offices
The bright red office pods are arrayed across the floor of a giant warehouse in an industrial section of Santa Ana, complete with round porthole windows, comfortable office furniture, plants, even bathrooms and sinks. They’re individually climate controlled, vastly cheaper
A Shipping Container Rainforest Research Center in the Tropics
Earth Science Australia‘s team built the rainforest research center using two 6m (20′) containers placed 3m (10′) apart. Leaving a space between the containers allows for a semi-enclosed area for storage, hanging out or doing research. There is a total
Platoon Kunsthalle: Seoul’s Modern Shipping Container Art Center
A striking example of shipping container architecture, Platoon Kunsthalle serves as an exciting and inspiring new exhibit hall and art center in Seoul, Korea. Built from standard shipping containers by Graft Lab Architects, the Kunsthalle, provides a gorgeous modern space
7,000 Shipping Containers Used to Create Bazaar in Kyrgyzstan
In a remarkable example of adaptive reuse, over 7,000 shipping containers have been stacked together to create the thriving marketplace in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The kilometer-long Dordoy Bazaar is considered one of the Asia’s greatest public market places, and it is