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This hipster fad doesn't scale and won't live long. A couple of containers made corrosion resistant, partially buried are fine for climate-controlled storage an

This hipster fad doesn't scale and won't live long. A couple of containers made corrosion resistant, partially buried are fine for climate-controlled storage and make good sheds. Maybe two floors. I'd rather use most of a derelict 747, after hazmat elimination, as a building if we're going to get "creative," because containers are passé.

mc32 9y ago
They may not be well suited for expensive land like Hong Kong, but many other places they can make economic sense. I wouldn't consider them for anything more than 4 floors --but they can address some niche housing needs in other places. They don't have to be dull or bad, if retrofitted the right way. Now, granted, now that we've developed techniques to build with very standard modules (rather than traditional pre-fab), container MFGs could tweak their designs to fit better into homebuilding. A bit wider a bit taller, a bit lighter, a bit better thermally. All addressable aspects. With respect to aspect, we have shotgun houses and single-wides as other aspects which have worked in the past. Those basic dimensions could inform what might work for a modular all-purpose building block. Legos for housing.