MUVBOX – The Pop Up Shipping Container Restaurant from Montreal Canada has recently won a Gold Award at the Canadian National Design Exchange Awards (Canadian Museum of Design) in the Temporary Interior Design category. MUVBOX was distinguished not only by its design but also by the fact that it can move almost anywhere, leaving a minimal environmental footprint.Read More »MUVBOX – A Pop Up Shipping Container Restaurant
We thought the following article on a Shipping Container Housing Project from dcnonl.com was interesting for a number reasons. Firstly, many of the shipping container homes that we see constructed across the world are, in our opinion, design triumphs. This project is not one of them. However, this a real attempt from a progressive Canadian developer to actually construct affordable housing / living from shipping containers. There are also some interesting lessons to be learnt in here in terms of project planning, design, and construction methods. What are your thoughts? Read More »The Burk’s Falls Shipping Container Housing Project, Ontario.
Fabricated from a single 8’ x 20’ shipping container, Bark Design Collective’s All Terrain Cabin allows a family of four people plus a pet to live on or off the grid. In the closed position, the cabin maintains its shipping container appearance, easily transportable from one site to another via rail, truck, ship, airplane or helicopter.Read More »The Shipping Container All Terrain Cabin (ATC) by BARK
Zigloo had finished their Domestique Shipping Container House Project after 3 years. The concept was to provide new harmonization between residential and industrial.Read More »The Zigloo Domestique Shipping Container House Project – Victoria BC
This hip, colorfully painted shipping container city recently sprung up just outside of Mexico city. Created by a small community of businesses, the project features restaurants, gallery space, bars, funky stores and even living spaces constructed completely out of recycled shipping containers.Read More »Container City – Cholula Mexico