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Interesting container architectures stories, tips, new ideas and advice from around the web…
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- Check out MSN’s real estate section. They have a slide show with 23 pictures. Some nice interior shots too.
- Take a look at this simple, but well-done, two story container architecture example. Its used as a weekend home. Look at the natural wood flooring, the thin electric wall heater. Show’s that there are few, if any limits to how nice the interior shipping containers can be.
- Here’s a nice collection of container home construction photos.
- From Flickr: Beautiful set of stacked container photos.
- 10 Things to Consider in Using Shipping Containers for Your Next Project.
- Here’s a very detailed guide and tips on building with shipping containers.
- Students convert a container to create a simple, “green” art gallery. The idea was to recycle and use as little new product as possible. They used recycled pallets for flooring, LED lighting and solar power.
- Here’s a very modern looking, 4-story container home, built in New Zealand.
- Contest (ends Mar 1, 2010) Details: “Built Project, either in use or as a prototype, demonstrating the use of shipping containers for housing” Enter here… http://openarchitecturenetwork.org/node/6347/requirements
- Here’s a recent story out of Chicago offering tips and advice on container homes. Behind the Scenes of Shipping Container Architecture
- Highlights of a student project underway in France. “The contest challenged architects to explore creative designs for student housing complexes that utilize shipping containers, with the aim of creating the first such structure in the country.” Prefab Housing Pyramid Puts Students in a (Container) Box
- Here’s a book on Container architecture set to be released in March 2010. (Available for pre-order on Amazon.com) Container Atlas: A Practical Guide to Container Architecture
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