Iron house or building a house from the sea container

What associations may occur in users FORUMHOUSE at first glance at this angular ironwork designed to transport goods? Container freight transportation, seaport? But not the house! However, around the world there is a growing production and cozy stylish houses built from shipping containers.

Manufacturing companies from Asia to America offer their customers a variety of projects of cottages. And, thanks to modern materials, often at a glance it is impossible to determine what you face, the house, collected from several 12-meter shipping containers.

Using a modular scheme, engineers and designers manage to create a variety of homes ranging from very small made from one container to entire residential complexes, designed for hundreds residents. A general concept implies that these homes can be transported from one city to another, and even send as a modular designer in other countries.

The first person who came up with the idea of ​​using container as a basis for the construction of housing, considered an American architect Adam Kalkin. Urban legend has it that one day, driving past the docks he came up with an extraordinary idea: "What if you buy back the old shipping container and make it home?"

No sooner said than done. The margin of safety and mobility even old, unfit for sea container traffic, allowing you to move it from place to place without any problems. A metal easy amenable to welding and cutting.

The most successful project of the architect is considered to be a cottage called "House Adrians". He built it in 2003 of twelve containers, reaching their letter T Adam Kalkin has proved all the skeptics that the house-container, thanks to high-quality finishing and extraordinary Design approach can be converted into a stylish and spectacular home that literally will attract the views.

Paul container lined with brick, a fireplace in the room, and the walls are hung with cloth curtains. Do not stop on this project, the architect was soon offered the public gaze another his creation - cottage called "Grandma's House". Structurally, the house is a two-level bungalows, collected from six containers.

Despite its name, the house get a stylish and modern. Poured concrete floor, in the decoration used wood panels, and walls are cut huge panoramic windows. Inside the cottage all the required communication, ranging from electricity and ending with water supply and sanitation. It offers a wonderful view of the green lawn, which allows home owners to feel at one with nature.

It should also be noted that the house of the containers are increasingly equipped with alternative sources of supply and heating . Because the flat roof is the best suited for the installation of photovoltaic cells and solar collectors.

Despite the fact that home to houses of container is considered to be America, it deserves special attention stylish cottage, built in Malaysia. For the construction of the house on the hill, architectural and construction firm anand Bungalows It took six decommissioned shipping containers.

Construction was carried out for four months, and as a result, the engineers of the company was possible thanks to the good thermal insulation to reduce energy consumption at home to a minimum. Cottage area of ​​237m2 also equipped with a collection system of rain water and efficient natural ventilation system.

But, if abroad, houses, assembled from containers has long been no surprise, then in the post-like structures still fancy. Ukrainian architect Oleg Drozdov succeeded in creating a cottage project that can rightfully stand among the best foreign houses collected from containers.

Cottage named AntiPatio It located in Kharkov. House area of ​​130 m2 situated on a hillside and in perfect harmony with the surrounding landscape. For making home it took three containers in the area of ​​60 m2 each. Two containers placed at each other, while the third stands alone and is used as a guest house.

From the panoramic windows offering stunning views and the terrace is a small swimming pool. The first floor is occupied by a living room, located on the second bedroom and bathroom. The interior decoration used expensive materials, which made it possible to give the interior houses stylish and contemporary look.

Building a house from containers

Since the construction of houses there is nothing difficult in containers, every day there is a growing number of developers who have rolled up their sleeves, engaged in self-construction. As well as the construction of any house, building a house from the container can be divided into the following stages:

• The container is mounted on the base, such as pile and is welded to the metal profile;
• Then, guided by the design, the containers are joined together or mounted on each other to produce several floors. Then cut the window or door openings;
• The outer part of the container to be processed rust inhibitor and warm;
• Then comes the turn to do interior decoration. Most often used for this purpose drywall, wood, eg plywood paneling and sheets;
• Thereafter, the developer is engaged in lining of internal communications. Starting from the sewerage system and ending carrying wiring;
• Thanks to a clear geometric lines, the interior of the house from the container can be given almost any kind.

Summarizing the final line we can say that the creation of the house from the container - this is an excellent idea for those developers who have a tight budget for the construction of a large house. Or for those who want as soon as possible to build an extension to the house or unusual guest house.

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