Cargotecture - Shipping Container Conversion
Ever wondered what happens to the many shipping containers that are piled up at port terminals around the globe? It is estimated that two million empty shipping containers are sitting idle at any given time. Given that, Cargotecture, or the adaptive reuse of these giant steel shells, sounds like a remarkably obvious idea: it is sustainable, it creates original and surprising architecture, and there are time-saving, manageability and module organisation advantages to it as well. That makes the solution we offer at Sunplug-NG, using retired shipping containers as a building material, both eco-friendly and economical.
Containers are so versatile that they can be exposed and incorporated into the exterior of a building or construction project, or they can be hidden away, used merely as a structurally strong prefab element. And if they are used for a temporary project, shipping containers can easily be re-recycled into a new structure. At Sunplug-NG, there are different ways we can re-purpose shipping containers, from food trucks to hotels.
Used shipping containers are increasingly up-cycled for purposes and structures including:
- Container homes – standardised sizes for simplified design, transport and planning.
- Container offices and retail shops – uniquely designed spaces that are modern and affordable.
- Container hotels and hostels – modern container hotels and hostels are popping up around the world.
- Container gardens – a great way to set up a personal greenhouse project that protects plants from inclement weather.
- Pools – ideal and affordable for in-ground and above-ground pools.
- Food trucks – putting a shipping container on a truck is a great way of having a functional kitchen on wheels.
- Emergency shelters, farmhouses and site accommodation – ideal shelters for disaster relief.
Contact us today at Sunplug-NG Engineering Services Limited for an up-cycling of your prefab projects using shipping containers.
