shipping container architecture and interior design news and projects https://www.designboom.com/tag/shipping-container-architecture/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Fri, 21 Jun 2024 02:05:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 shipping containers shape see-through prefabricated residence in thai forest https://www.designboom.com/architecture/shipping-containers-see-through-prefabricated-residence-thai-forest-06-15-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/shipping-containers-see-through-prefabricated-residence-thai-forest-06-15-2024/#respond Sat, 15 Jun 2024 08:15:52 +0000 Teera Dhanamun https://www.designboom.com/?p=1071138

the use of solid fiber cement and translucent polyester resin roofs makes the shelter appear transparent.

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madeiguincho repurposes cargo container as tiny house with sunken roof terrace https://www.designboom.com/architecture/madeiguincho-cargo-container-tiny-house-sunken-roof-terrace-04-04-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/madeiguincho-cargo-container-tiny-house-sunken-roof-terrace-04-04-2024/#respond Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:50:53 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1056870

the wooden interiors are kept simple and snug with an L-shaped layout and ample daylight filtering through several windows.

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kseniia kolesnikova’s stilted glass house rises over a lake amid mountain peaks https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kseniia-kolesnikova-stilted-glass-house-rises-lake-mountain-peaks-03-31-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/kseniia-kolesnikova-stilted-glass-house-rises-lake-mountain-peaks-03-31-2024/#respond Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:30:12 +0000 Xusha Tkacheva https://www.designboom.com/?p=1055991

the house is clad in a rusted metal skin, while the interiors evoke a unified color palette of sand and terracotta.

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refurbished shipping containers host secluded retreat in rural georgia, USA https://www.designboom.com/architecture/shipping-containers-secluded-retreat-rural-georgia-usa-11-30-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/shipping-containers-secluded-retreat-rural-georgia-usa-11-30-2023/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2023 07:45:48 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1033362

perched 60 feet (18 meters) above the forest floor on a slender metal framework, the lookout offers a serene getaway amidst pristine nature.

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balbek bureau converts shipping containers into portable cultural hub in ukraine https://www.designboom.com/architecture/balbek-bureau-shipping-containers-portable-cultural-hub-ukraine-09-12-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/balbek-bureau-shipping-containers-portable-cultural-hub-ukraine-09-12-2023/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2023 10:32:52 +0000 christina petridou I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1015531

MOT (module of temporality) is a mobile cultural space constructed from 27 cargo containers.

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concept jeep ‘container house’ can be built & dismantled anywhere for nomad lifestyle https://www.designboom.com/architecture/concept-jeep-container-house-nomad-lifestyle-11-04-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/concept-jeep-container-house-nomad-lifestyle-11-04-2022/#respond Fri, 04 Nov 2022 11:30:05 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=941935

the concept jeep container house generates its own electricity via solar panels and makes use of recyclable wood for the interior.

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socrates sculpture park’s shipping container home ‘the cubes’ begins construction https://www.designboom.com/architecture/lot-ek-cubes-shipping-container-socrates-sculpture-park-long-island-city-new-york-08-29-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/lot-ek-cubes-shipping-container-socrates-sculpture-park-long-island-city-new-york-08-29-2022/#respond Mon, 29 Aug 2022 06:45:14 +0000 kat barandy I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=924558

18 shipping containers will stack to form two levels, with diagonal bands of glass introducing natural light.

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floating luminous containers evoke curiosity and self-reflection in QIU’s pavilion in taiwan https://www.designboom.com/art/floating-luminous-containers-qiu-pavilion-taiwan-07-15-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/art/floating-luminous-containers-qiu-pavilion-taiwan-07-15-2022/#respond Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:10:51 +0000 QIU https://www.designboom.com/?p=913980

the dynamic lighting and materiality of the volumes offer visitors a multi-dimensional interaction to explore the ‘breathing organism of light’. 

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french company turns shipping containers into durable, low-maintenance swimming pools https://www.designboom.com/design/shipping-containers-swimming-pools-06-27-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/design/shipping-containers-swimming-pools-06-27-2022/#respond Mon, 27 Jun 2022 22:15:02 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=911203

calaak'oncept, a company specializing in cargotecture, designs and distributes swimming pools carved in shipping containers.

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the hygge box hop is a remote airbnb retreat made from seven shipping containers https://www.designboom.com/architecture/the-hygge-box-hop-airbnb-shipping-containers-05-30-2022/ https://www.designboom.com/architecture/the-hygge-box-hop-airbnb-shipping-containers-05-30-2022/#respond Mon, 30 May 2022 21:01:37 +0000 lynne myers I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=904221

designed to sleep 10 people, the cozy cabin retreat includes a hot tub and a six-person sauna.

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