This house incorporates three insulated containers into the design of this airy yet compact 1350 square foot, three bedroom house. Two forty-foot containers are stacked on one side and a third is cut in half and stacked on the other creating protective walls for a two story atrium living room in the middle. Bedrooms in the upper containers are given added width with bay windows. A stair and a bridge through the atrium connect the two upper containers to the space below.
The containers act as a weatherproof exterior siding, insulation, and structural frame. Minimal insulation needs to be added at the roof and floor. Framing is only needed were bay windows and interior partition walls are added. Waterproofing is only needed where windows and doors are added. The house was also designed to minimize energy use through passive solar design. Deep eaves minimize summer solar gain, while allowing winter solar heating. Well placed windows supply excellent daylighting and summer ventilation. Additional energy and water saving features such as stacked plumbing, roof rainwater collection, high efficacy lighting, and solatubes further reduce ecological impacts.
Pros:
The use of refrigerated containers means the containers are already insulated.
Can withstand strong winds and earthquake
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