Here is another great example of a resourceful builder using shipping containers as building blocks. The following is the story behind A Shipping Container Home in Krabi. Here’s the transcript: What made you decide to build a container home? We (my wife
Contertainer : Designed by DPavilion Architects
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
OceanScope Observatory by AnL Studio
Korean designers Keehyun Ahn & Minsoo Lee have designed a public observatory called OceanScope in In-cheon made of recycled materials, including old shipping containers.
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
Lakeside Shipping Container Retreat in Sri Lanka
This lakeside retreat was put together with used shipping containers and timber from weapon boxes in the Maduru Oya area of Sri Lanka, according to Dezeen. Located on an army training camp, this simple container solution was designed by Damith
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
Escape Den Shipping Container Home, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
On the outskirts of Dhaka, architects Kazi Fida Islam, Md. Abdul Awyal, Sumaiya Shameem, Mousumi Kabir, Irtefa Iradat, and Abid Khan orchestrated a sustainable masterpiece – Escape Den Shipping Container Home. Nestled on a spacious 1338 sq m site, this
The R2x20 Container Home Project, Thailand.
A Site-Specific Experiment is run by Chutayaves Sinthuphan out of Bangkok, Thailand are the creators behind the R2x20 Container Home Project. This one-bedroom, one bathroom home was built using two, 20-foot containers with cutouts for windows and doors was built for