Some of my Latest, Shipping Containers
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I don't think actual shipping containers are a good building material BUT their size are.....
Instead of transfixing on the shipping containers themselves, you should simply use their size as a basis of construction.
You could build anything you wanted 8' x 8' x 40' and as long as it was within the capability/limitations of transport then you could get it to site on a regular truck. As long as you retain the latching points you can transport/lift with existing equipment, for example:
8x8x40 (Accommodation)
8x8x20 (Stair core)
8x8x10 (Service riser/lift core)
8x4x40 (Roof section)
4x8x40 (Corridor)
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@Will03.....thanks. To get soft shadows from the sun you right-click the sun in the side bar and click edit light. Click the checkbox for soft shadows. I would then go to Render/setup from the top menu and put soft shadows to high, highest or fine. And in the other tab "Global Illumination" put accuracy to at least "Very Good". Hope that helps.
@Paul.....Like I said in earlier post I'm no expert but think about it, shipping containers are waterproof and built to withstand harsh conditions as they are made to travel across oceans and can be stacked 9 containers high. I also get my source from real liscenced architects. I like your ideas about their use though.
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nice pics, were did you find the trees please ? thanks
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@ramy_ramroum said:
nice pics, were did you find the trees please ? thanks
Thank you.
The trees are Sweet Birch from xfrog. See here: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=6114
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Sorry I should have been clearer.
What I meant was instead of using an existing shipping container (SC) that you then have to gut to achieve your starting point for a unit why not manufacture the frames for your units from scratch.
When you see how many SC's there are in the world I doubt there is a shortage of manufacturers.You retain all the structural properties of a SC + more if you wish.
You retain the standardised dimensions + additional variations I suggested above.
You retain std latching points for transport.
You get to spec materials suited to a building not a transport unit.
Metals walls/floors/ceilings would prevent radio, cellphone, tv reception.- more I cant think of at the mo
Its not the SC itself your interested in, its the intermodal system of which they are the most visible part.
Use SIP's Panels for the Floor,walls, ceiling instead
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We are on the same page Paul, I can't see how ripping a box apart and strengthening it is any more efficient than a purpose made unit. If the SC remains primarily intact then that makes sense. This design aspect could maybe do with its own thread given the OP was really a CGI issue!
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I think you'll find guys, that the reasoning behind using containers is that there are lots of spare cheap ones lying about and to reuse them as a building product makes good recycling sense.
Where the idea falls down is when you have to modify the structure of the container to fit your space. Cutting and welding one isn't as easy as it sounds and using the components individually makes more sense, but as I said, the original idea is to recycle the containers.
When you start looking at having the container manufacturers manufacture bits for you to make buildings from, you are simply moving into prefab/kit construction arena. It's a nice idea, but it's not really about working with pre-existing materials.I'm not sure where Mistro's concept fits into all this either. Is it a building made from containers because they are the building product of choice or is it more of a lets use containers because it's in at the moment. I don't mean that critically, it's just a question.
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Hi Box.....you are correct about recycling existing material. Empty containers don't get sent back to china. Shipping containers are definately not popular right now. To me it is an underated material that can be used for many purposes. The architect I work with is one of those pushing to bring awareness about using shipping containers as building material. If you do the math, you can build a house at a fraction of the price you would doing it the conventional way and have better insulation. This render is ambitious though as it is an attempt to use SCs for an apartment building which is not impossible. If you search the net you will find some very nice homes made from them. So multiple things happen when using them; you help the environment, use good quality building material and you save a lot of money.
Here's 2 more of a smaller house design I'm working on.
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Yes, I agree and know many of the ones you will find via google. I also spend a lot of my working life in a variety of them. I've been in ones set up as, Office, washroom, kitchen, hotel, workshop, general store, sandblasting unit etc etc
My only issue with it all is that once you start changing the container structurally you run into problems. The structural integrity of the containers is in the corners, so to shorten one you must cut off the end and move it. You can't just cut it to length, I'm sure you know that, just pointing it out for others.
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Box I agrre with you 100%. If the design was up to me I would design the house so that the containers would not have to be cut. Just use the full dimensions of the containers in a modual way.
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love the idea... love the presentation. I had to struggle to see the container in it. awesome.
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