#Container house design windows

The containers are covered with suspended elevated corrugated steel roof to guard it from rain and direct sunlight. For more information, you are encouraged to go through our previous presentation on the Top 8 Insulation and Temperature Control Strategies for Shipping Container Homes.

A layer of earth wool insulation blanket lined with plasterboard will offer adequate temperature control for hot and dry climates. For the tropical climate, Keeping out heat from your container house is of paramount importance. Closed-Cell Spray f oam insulation provides an airtight water barrier and also prevent condensation. If you are building in the cold climate, use Insulation material that will keep away the cold and moisture from the containers. The climate of your location is the biggest determinant of the type of insulation or temperature control strategies to use in your shipping container house. Steel is a good conductor of heat, therefore to live in a shipping container home, Insulation and temperature control is essential in turning a container into a comfortable home, without which a container home would be like an oven in summer and freezing in winter. Shipping containers are made of Corten steel. KITCHEN ISLAND | TWINBOX 1920 BY SHELTERMODE Consider using Flat-pack cabinets for the kitchen cabinets and the wardrobes to cut on costs. This repetitive theme creates harmony therefore making the house appear bigger. Since this is a container house, consider using similar materials to finish the kitchen back-splash and the bathroom walls. To minimize the claustrophobic feel of living in a shipping container, the walls of the living area can be finished in monochrome light colored paint to make the spaces appear bigger. For more information, you are encouraged to go through our previous presentation on the Top 10 Modern Space Saving Furniture Design Ideas for Shipping Container Homes. Incorporate Multi-functional transforming furniture and other space saving furniture ideas like sofa beds to effortlessly allow a single space to perform more than one function. OPEN PLAN LIVING | TWINBOX 1920 BY SHELTERMODEДЇitting furniture into a shipping container home can be a challenge since most standard furniture hasnвЂ™t been designed for such small spaces.

#Container house design windows

The design has used optimal sized windows and doors which require no specialized modification to the walls of the shipping container.Д®NTRY PORCH & CARPORT | TWINBOX 1920 BY SHELTERMODEД®NTRANCE PORCH | TWINBOX 1920 BY SHELTERMODE In this design, we do not have any specialized modifications save for the open plan living room.

This design retains the original container cargo doors on the container ends to create Juliet balconies to the master bedroom and the living room to compliment the functionality of this family home. Our design principle as ShelterMODE Homes, we do not tamper with the roof and the floor of our shipping container modules. Cutting out too much steel from the walls for doors and windows interferes with the structural integrity of shipping containers. Any intermediary loading, must be reinforced. Containers are designed to be loaded at the corners. The roof and walls of shipping containers are structural and load bearing. REAR ELEVATION | TWINBOX 1920 BY SHELTERMODE SIDE ELEVATION | TWINBOX 1920 BY SHELTERMODE FRONT ELEVATION | TWINBOX 1920 BY SHELTERMODE For more information, you are encouraged to go through our previous presentation on The Top 5 Foundation Types used in Shipping Container Homes and Buildings to understand more on foundation design.

To fit the elevated steel frame, consult a structural engineer on the correct foundation type and steel member sizes to use. You are encouraged to observe construction good practices on concrete ratio mix, climate and concrete curing, when casting your foundation slab. This allows to elevate the containers off the ground away moisture. The containers sit on a 250mm reinforced concrete- raft foundation.

The 2 pairs of containers on the top level are placed parallel to each other and cantilevered on stilts at the front separated by a staircase shaft in the middle creating a dynamic form of a twinboxes resembling a binoculars. Three pairs of 40 foot containers, one pair on the ground floor and two on the first floor are stacked to create a 2 storied luxurious house. This design uses six, 40 foot shipping containers to create a 2000+ square feet of habitable space. TWINBOX 1920 is a 2 story, Luxury Shipping Container House designed using six, 40 foot Shipping Containers.