Awesome idea for cargo houses

On September 23, 2010, in Interesting Buildings, by cargo

Just found this container house here. It looks very good.

It’s an awesome idea for shipping container homes.

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Nomadic Museum

On August 11, 2010, in Art, Interesting Buildings, by cargo

The Nomadic Museum is a temporary structure used to house the Ashes and Snow photography and film exhibition by Gregory Colbert. The first Nomadic Museum, designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban and engineers Buro Happold, debuted with the opening of Ashes and Snow in New York City in March 2005. The museum then traveled to Santa Monica, California, in 2006, Tokyo in 2007, and Mexico City in 2008.

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What can you do with two shipping containers? An incredible house…

A house with 2 bedrooms. 2 full baths, full kitchen, laundry room…

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Microsoft shares a rare behind-the-scenes look at its Chicago data center as high-density computing containers full of 1800 to 2500 servers each are installed into the data center’s massive container bay. Continue reading “Microsoft Chicago Containers Data Center” »

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Mobile ice rink

On August 1, 2010, in Interesting Buildings, Small Business, by cargo

mobile ice rink: the equipment are in a … shipping container

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Another solution offered by shipping containers: Church in Belfast, UK Continue reading “Temporary church in Belfast , UK” »

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Cool toys

On July 24, 2010, in Containers, Toys, by cargo

At the beginning of 2006 Heljan announced the upcoming production of a fully digital HO Scale Container Crane, part number HN8900.  This fantastic model has been produced in conjunction with Lenz and features 5 motors, allowing the unit to pick-up, set-down and rotate containers with the magnetic grab.  The crane can also move back and forth along the track base.
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Debbie Glassberg of Kansas City knew that if she could make a home for her family to feel comfortable living in, then she could make homes for others as well.

She made a great house out of 5 steel shipping containers. The house is 2,600 square feet of light and living space incorporating geothermal heating, plant foam insulation and some passive solar.
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