Simon's Town High School Hostel

Entered into: Container Housing

Overview

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Located at the slopes the Simonsberg Montain in Cape Town, the hostel was constructed with 40 used shipping containers to accommodate 120 boarders. The building was designed with a central core built with traditional brick and mortar and the containers would be placed on the wings for the sleeping area. Much of the building style was based around the surrounding Victorian architecture which helped disguise the containers.

Facts:
Cost: $108/m2

Location

Simon's Town, Western Cape

South Africa

Project posted by andrewma

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Container Housing

Name: Container Housing
Host: Architecture for Humanity
Type: Public
Registration Deadline: March 1, 2010
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2010
Entry Fee: Free
Status:

The competition entry ID for this project is 6408.

Project Details

NAME: Simon's Town High School Hostel
PROJECT LEAD: VKE
LOCATION: Simon's Town, Western Cape, South Africa
START DATE: February 16, 1995
CURRENT PHASE: Construction complete
PROJECT TYPE: Education Facility - Secondary School

CONTRACTOR(S): Wayne's Custom Creations

ARCHITECT: Paul Cooper

ENGINEERING: VKE

CONTRACTOR(S): Leon Roman Building

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