SHIPPING CONTAINERS=HOMES
Posted: February 17th, 2011 | Author: Xorin Balbes | Filed under: construction, design | Tags: complex, container, eco design, green design, salam centre, shipping-container, sudan, tam architects | No Comments »
The Economist has an eye-opening piece on the ways that shipping containers are being used as living spaces. In the Sudan, the lack of readily available building materials means that residents and hoteliers take containers, add thatched roofs, some curtains, and AC, turning them into habitable shelters.
