New architectural trend: containers

¿Te has fijado alguna vez en esas (a menudo horribles) estructuras gigantes y metálicas que se apilan una al lado de otra en un puerto? Los containers. Sirven para almacenar materiales de pesca, ropa, vehículos… Pues ahora puedes convertirlos en tu hogar.

Estos proyectos arquitectónicos buscan dar una nueva vida a estos containers portuarios. Uno al lado del otro o uno encima del otro, nuevos o reciclados, este nuevo concepto de casa combina minimalismo con la estética industrial. Cuestión de gustos… El gabinete de arquitectos Ziegler Build, por ejemplo, ha diseñado una mansión gigante con 31 containers marítimos: cuatro habitaciones, cuatro baños, un gimnasio, un estudio de arte… ¿Te atreverías?

Have you ever noticed those (often ugly) huge and metallic structures stacked on top of each other at the harbour? The containers. They are used to store all the fishing stuff, clothes, cars… So well, now you can customize and use them as home.

Those architecture projects are looking for giving a completely new life to these shipping containers. Side by side or one on top of each other, new or recycled, this novel manner of constructing combines minimalism with industrial style. It’s all about a matter of taste.

For instance, architecture group Ziegler Build has designed an amazing mansion using 31 shipping containers: four bathrooms, four bedrooms, one gym, one art studio… Do you dare?

Have you ever noticed those (often ugly) huge and metallic structures stacked on top of each other at the harbour? The containers. They are used to store all the fishing stuff, clothes, cars… So well, now you can customize and use them as home.

Those architecture projects are looking for giving a completely new life to these shipping containers. Side by side or one on top of each other, new or recycled, this novel manner of constructing combines minimalism with industrial style. It’s all about a matter of taste.

For instance, architecture group Ziegler Build has designed an amazing mansion using 31 shipping containers: four bathrooms, four bedrooms, one gym, one art studio… Do you dare?