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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 where new ideas thrive and creativity is let loose. The building opened last April and houses art studio space, exhibit areas, a restaurant and bar, as well as lots of open space to gather.Read More »Platoon Kunsthalle: Seoul’s Modern Shipping Container Art Center

    Low Impact Container Studio in Texas

      Texas architect Jim Poteet helped Stacey Hill, who lives in a San Antonio artists’ community, wrangle an empty steel shipping container into a low impact container studio, playhouse, garden retreat and a guesthouse for visiting artists. The container measures a narrow and long 8 by 40 feet; Hill asked that a portion of the square footage be retained as a garden shed and the rest serve as the living space. The architect added floor-to-ceiling glass doors and windows, heating and air-conditioning, a green roof, bamboo flooring and wallcovering, a small sink and shower and a composting toilet, and placed the structure on a base made from recycled telephone poles.Read More »Low Impact Container Studio in Texas

      Lakeside Shipping Container Home Sri Lanka : Maduru Oya, Sri Lanka.

      Lakeside Shipping Container Home Sri Lanka at Maduru Oya

        Maduru Oya – The Lakeside Shipping Container Home Sri Lanka : A Sustainable Shipping Container Holiday Cabana at Maduru Oya.

        In the serene landscape of Maduru Oya, Sri Lanka, an innovative shipping container home transforms the lakeside view of an army training camp. This eco container home in Sri Lanka showcases how repurposed materials and thoughtful design create sustainable living spaces even in remote locations. Moreover, the lakeside container cabin in Sri Lanka, designed by architect Damith Prematikake, offers a perfect retreat while harmonizing with its natural surroundings.Read More »Lakeside Shipping Container Home Sri Lanka at Maduru Oya

        Future Shack by Sean Godsell

          Future Shack by Sean Godsell is an early icon of Cargotecture and Container Home Design. It was originally designed was to provide low cost / temporary / emergency housing. The work however transcends from Form to Art – through it clean functional lines and simplicity that one can only admire and be astounded by.

          From the Architect: A mass produced relocatable house for emergency and relief housing. Recycled shipping containers are used to form the main volume of the building. A parasol roof packs inside the container. When erected, the roof shades the container and reduces heat load on the building. Legs telescope from the container enabling it to sited without excavation on uneven terrain.Read More »Future Shack by Sean Godsell

          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 built out of thousands of shipping containers double-stacked under large shade structures.

            The bazaar first began back in 1992 and it has since grown into an enormous marketplace containing streets, plazas, restaurants, stores and offices. The market stretches about a kilometer long and is located on the north-eastern outskirts of Bishkek. Technically, the market is composed of several (about 9) different markets, but there are no fences or demarcations to indicate the different areas, each of which specializes in various types of consumer goods.Read More »7,000 Shipping Containers Used to Create Bazaar in Kyrgyzstan

            Platoon Kunsthalle GwangJu Shipping Container Art Center Stacks Up in Korea

              In 2009, Inhabitat brought exciting news of a beautiful new shipping container art center opening up in Seoul, and we’ve just discovered that it has a sister structure in Gwangju that rivals both its cool factor and creative contribution to the Korean community. Called Platoon Kunsthalle Gwangju, the newer building is made up of dark grey and orange cargo containers, and houses emerging art and subculture exhibitions as well as an event hall and bar. Click through our gallery to peek inside this intriguing space.Read More »Platoon Kunsthalle GwangJu Shipping Container Art Center Stacks Up in Korea

              Casa El Tiemblo aka Casa Rauliniski – Shipping Container Home by Infiniski and James & Mau

                Infiniski combined with James & Mau are amongst of our favourite shipping container home designers and builders. Casa El Tiemblo aka Casa Raulinski is another one of their creative recycled projects. Located in El Tiemblo in the province of Ávila, Spain, this shipping container home was completed within six months for a budget of 140,000 euros. Read More »Casa El Tiemblo aka Casa Rauliniski – Shipping Container Home by Infiniski and James & Mau

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