Shipping containers

Architects are increasingly proposing new architectural uses for shipping containers, such as replacing slum housing with skyscrapers formed from the stacked metal boxes and forming staircases by balancing them at an angle.
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a house in the middle of a field with trees and grass around it at night
Old walls and shipping container form Barneys Ruins house.
A shipping container cantilevers over ruins at Barneys Ruins.
a dog is standing in the window of a small house that's surrounded by grass and trees
Old walls and shipping container form Barneys Ruins house
A shipping container cantilevers over ruins at Barneys Ruins.
the roof of a building with metal sheets on it and trees in the back ground
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for woodland education centre in London
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for The Clearing in London
an open door to a room with shelves and other items in the area around it
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for woodland education centre in London
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for The Clearing in London
a large piece of cloth hanging from the ceiling in a room with wooden beams and windows
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for woodland education centre in London
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for The Clearing in London
several people sitting around a fire pit under a large tent on the ground with trees in the background
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for woodland education centre in London
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for The Clearing in London
a man is working on a piece of wood in the woods next to a building
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for woodland education centre in London
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for The Clearing in London
a dog laying on the ground in front of a wooden structure with steps leading up to it
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for woodland education centre in London
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for The Clearing in London
a small wooden structure in the middle of trees and bushes, surrounded by greenery
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for woodland education centre in London
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for The Clearing in London
a wooden structure in the middle of a forest
The Clearing is located in Lesnes Abbey Woods
The Clearing is located in Lesnes Abbey Woods.
a wooden cabin in the woods with picnic table and benches on the grass near it
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for The Clearing in London
WonKy has created a woodland education centre in London.
an open kitchen and dining area with wood ceilinging, glass walls, and floor to ceiling windows
RSDA repurposes shipping containers to form home on Indian farm
The smaller unit features a suspended fireplace.
a house made out of shipping containers in the middle of a yard with lots of trees
RSDA repurposes shipping containers to form home on Indian farm
The larger unit has its own gym.
a room that has some chairs and a table in it with shelves on the wall
Five "quirky" sleeping pods top Watchet's East Quay arts centre
This sleeping pod by Pearce+ and Fægen contains a "living museum".
a kitchen with a spiral staircase next to a table and chairs in front of a window
Five "quirky" sleeping pods top Watchet's East Quay arts centre
The walls of this sleeping pod by UK studios Pearce+ and Fægen were CNC etched.