Awesome Ways to Reuse Shipping Containers

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Awesome Uses For Shipping Containers

Upcycling examples for Shipping Containers

 

Shipping Containers gain recognition for their durability, adaptability, light weight, low cost and ease of stacking. This has sparked a new recycling trend that looks very cool. 

 

Illy Push Button House

The Illy Push Button House doesn't look like much from the outside, but at the push of a button something amazing happens - the container unfolds into a chic, minimalist living space. It's a five room home with a kitchen, dining room, bedroom, living room and library.

Travelodge Hotel

The world's first shipping container hotel was built in Uxbridge, West London in 2008. The 8-story Travelodge was built from 86 modified shipping containers, and the whole process was said to be 25% faster and 10% cheaper than conventional hotel buildings.

 

Office & Retail Building

In Stuttgart, Germany there was a roundabout that didn't have much use anymore. German designer Lars Behrendt designed an amazing tower comprised of 55 shipping containers which stacked up like blocks. The 'Lotto Turm' would function as a mixed-use development with a sphere at the top, which would be used to announce the city's lotto numbers.

Nomadic Museum

When illuminated at night, it looks like a huge church. The hallways of the Nomadic Museum aren't surrounded by stained glass and stone, the walls are made from shipping containers! The 45,000 square foot complex is a temporary structure that is regularly disassembled so that its fine art contents can be seen around the world.

Children's Centres

Four large shipping containers give kids in Melbourne, Australia a fun space to play. The containers were designed to create an activity centre made from durable, recycled and environmentally friendly materials. There is a Children's centre in London called Fawood Children's Centre that features a bright, modern metal mesh exterioir that has a stacked group of recycled shipping containers used for a nursery.

 

 

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