Hat tip to clearfund for sending this along – isn’t it just a matter of time before we’ll see these here being used for low-income and/or senior housing?
It seems difficult to overstate the versatility of the humble shipping container. Just recently we’ve seen it used to create a pop-up shopping mall and a touring kitchen; past sightings have included restaurants, pop-up health clinics, and hotel rooms.
The latest spotting? Citihub Mandaluyong, a dormitory in the Philippines that’s built from shipping containers and designed for low-income workers and students.
The brainchild of Manila’s Arcya Commercial Corporation, Citihub Mandaluyong is situated on a stretch of land in Mandaluyong along the Pasig River, according to a report on the Manila Bulletin. Four shipping containers make up the dorm, which includes separate air-conditioned housing and bathrooms for men and women. Pricing is just PHP 1,500 per month including water and electricity. (about $35US)
Besides fulfilling what’s clearly a pressing unmet need, Citihub Mandaluyong is also a perfect example of what our sister site would call a functionall offering — one that’s simple, inexpensive and designed primarily with low-income consumers in mind. It also seems ripe with global potential; one to emulate in your neck of the woods?
These don’t have to be low income projects:
http://www.mnn.com/your-home/remodeling-design/photos/8-eye-catching-shipping-container-homes/redondo-beach-house
I haven’t seen any pictures, but have been told my son-in-law is living in a “tin can”, i.e., shipping container, at Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan.
I lived in one for 12 months at Camp Eggers in Kabul. It was nicer than my stateroom on the carrier… Not quite Hilton status though (or even motel 6).
I wonder if you could bury one lengthwise, cut off the top, and use as the basis for a lap pool?
@Jerry
I bet it would work as a lap pool too!
http://inhabitat.com/photos-nyc-dumpster-pools-make-a-splash-with-all-ages/
This looks quite a bit like the mock Afghan cities used to train military assaults out in Mohave, try the projects from this architect up in LA, nice stuff and no flying bullets. http://www.demariadesign.com