Hum Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Architect Patrick Partouche has designed Maison Container Lille, a 2100 square foot house built entirely from eight shipping containers. That would be interesting on its own; He has left them in a really rough and ready form with the original doors left on, acting as brise soleil or can be closed for security. It is also another good example of how architects can subvert building regulations; I suspect that sloping roofs are a requirement. The interior design was described in High Tech, the book by Susan Slesin and Joan Kron. Everything was made out of checker plate and exposed conduit and Metro wire. The Partouche container house is the embodiment of this style, which works perfectly with the aesthetic of shipping containers. It's all here; the exposed industrial duct, the wiring, the only thing that is missing is the open Metro wire shelving and industrial slop sink faucets in the kitchen. The architect says that "The interior styling is in line with the customers: a contemporary industrial style, the choice of quality materials and authentic: painted steel, galvanized, painted, varnished, aluminum, wood, polycarbonate, glass and other industrial materials." source & more pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted February 11, 2012 Veteran Share Posted February 11, 2012 sad part is you could probably build a house (to code) for half the standard price if you were allowed to use alternative materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhammad Farrukh Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 The interior looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Looks cold to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam14160 Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 The wonder of the human mind at work. . . :) FMH 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remixedcat Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 I'd have lots of neat colors in the house. I can make a windows 8 house out of shipping containers and have a different color for each room and have the start screen to match the room colors. that would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Topham Hatt Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Seems a good idea. I wonder if they could be re-used to make a large block of flat-like buildings, building the house around them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted February 13, 2012 Member Share Posted February 13, 2012 Interesting idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMH Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 This has been done for years now. But still a cool idea. The only fear is, that a container ship whisks your house away, in the middle of the night. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudslag Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Looks like the start of a great zombie fortress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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