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Shipping Container Architecture Joe 04-19-2008
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Posted by Joe on April 19, 2008, 7:14 am
Many examples of using shipping containers as architectural elements:
http://firmitas.org

Posted by Joe on April 19, 2008, 5:22 pm

> Why not get sheets of corrugated steel and construct them as warranted
> rather than go through the bother of altering a prefab version?

One reason is that a single-container home can be
shipped, e.g. to a disaster area like a tsunami-damaged
zone or a war zone. I've heard that in Iraq the military
and/or contractors are using containers as living quarters.



Posted by Troppo on April 19, 2008, 5:46 pm
@news3.newsguy.com:

>
>> Many examples of using shipping containers as architectural elements:
>> http://firmitas.org
>
>
> Why not get sheets of corrugated steel and construct them as warranted
> rather than go through the bother of altering a prefab version?
>

Hi Don,

The reason is containers are easy to find, can be bought cheap and the have
known structural qualities. These things get lugged on/off ships and roll
around the oceans. A few years ago in Western Australia an entire township,
in the path of a Category 5 cyclone. got inside a 12m/40 ft container for
shelter. They all came out again unharmed.

I've recently done a set of drawings demonstrating that a 6 x 2.44 x 2.5m
container can meet the code requirements for a dwelling. Row of 3 x 0.5m
steel stumps fixed to the lifting rails each side concreted into the
ground, Simple low-pitched roof with overhangs and enough space for foil
batt insulation, enough room (just) for required facilities. You don't have
to have too many personal possessions ....
2.44m width is a bit uncomfortable. The deluxe version is to bolt two
containers together sideways.


Posted by Warm Worm on April 21, 2008, 4:48 pm
Troppo wrote:
> @news3.newsguy.com:
>
>>> Many examples of using shipping containers as architectural elements:
>>> http://firmitas.org
>>
>> Why not get sheets of corrugated steel and construct them as warranted
>> rather than go through the bother of altering a prefab version?
>>
>
> Hi Don,
>
> The reason is containers are easy to find, can be bought cheap and the have
> known structural qualities. These things get lugged on/off ships and roll
> around the oceans. A few years ago in Western Australia an entire township,
> in the path of a Category 5 cyclone. got inside a 12m/40 ft container for
> shelter. They all came out again unharmed.
>
> I've recently done a set of drawings demonstrating that a 6 x 2.44 x 2.5m
> container can meet the code requirements for a dwelling.

Would you like to send them to me?

Posted by Bill on April 21, 2008, 6:33 pm
Bob Vila did a series in South Florida with two steel containers that had a
20' space between them.
When it was done, you could not tell it was made out of the containers.
Some outfit out of Tampa is utilizing the containers to make Hurricane
resistant houses.

>>>
>>> Why not get sheets of corrugated steel and construct them as warranted
>>> rather than go through the bother of altering a prefab version?
>>
>> Hi Don,
>>
>> The reason is containers are easy to find, can be bought cheap and the
>> have known structural qualities. These things get lugged on/off ships and
>> roll around the oceans. A few years ago in Western Australia an entire
>> township, in the path of a Category 5 cyclone. got inside a 12m/40 ft
>> container for shelter. They all came out again unharmed.



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