Comments on: Are Shipping Container Homes & Offices hitting the big time? http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2009/06/02/are-shipping-container-homes-offices-hitting-the-big-time/ Small House Style is a web magazine dedicated to all things small house & home, prefab, sustainable, design, architecture and modern. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:07:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fritz http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2009/06/02/are-shipping-container-homes-offices-hitting-the-big-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 Fritz Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:32:05 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=960#comment-1219 Container buildings are a fascinating part of modern architecture.  Maybe even of future Architecture. in particular in times of "green movement" take a look here http://twotimestwentyfeet.com/p/hilfiger_w2011 Container buildings are a fascinating part of modern architecture. 
Maybe even of future Architecture.
in particular in times of “green movement”

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]]> By: George Runkle http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2009/06/02/are-shipping-container-homes-offices-hitting-the-big-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1154 George Runkle Sun, 13 Mar 2011 04:06:33 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=960#comment-1154 I've checked out a lot of websites about shipping container homes, and most are full of hype and little substance. What's interesting is almost all of them have very pretty renderings, but no photos of jobs they have done. Many that do have photos are of jobs that they had nothing to do with. I see the house we designed in Atlanta on sites all over, with no credit give to us, the architect, or the builder. Please take the hype with a grain of salt, shipping container houses are fine, many websites make you think you can build one for next to nothing, and they go up by themselves. That is not true. I’ve checked out a lot of websites about shipping container homes, and most are full of hype and little substance. What’s interesting is almost all of them have very pretty renderings, but no photos of jobs they have done. Many that do have photos are of jobs that they had nothing to do with. I see the house we designed in Atlanta on sites all over, with no credit give to us, the architect, or the builder. Please take the hype with a grain of salt, shipping container houses are fine, many websites make you think you can build one for next to nothing, and they go up by themselves. That is not true.

]]> By: john simmis http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2009/06/02/are-shipping-container-homes-offices-hitting-the-big-time/comment-page-1/#comment-789 john simmis Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:54:11 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=960#comment-789 Building with containers is worth taking a look at if you are contemplating a new home. Good resource is the <a href="http://www.ResidentialShippingContainerPrimer.com" rel="nofollow">Residential Shipping Container Primer</a> website. A DO IT YOURSELF (DIY) REFERENCE AND FOR CONVERTING RECYCLED INTERMODAL CARGO SHIPPING CONTAINERS INTO BUILDINGS AND ARCHITECTURE. Lots of example buildings, details, facts, and links to other articles. They have something new that you can setup your own project wiki to get help with your project if you are the design build sort... Building with containers is worth taking a look at if you are contemplating a new home.

Good resource is the Residential Shipping Container Primer website. A DO IT YOURSELF (DIY) REFERENCE AND FOR CONVERTING RECYCLED INTERMODAL CARGO SHIPPING CONTAINERS INTO BUILDINGS AND ARCHITECTURE.

Lots of example buildings, details, facts, and links to other articles. They have something new that you can setup your own project wiki to get help with your project if you are the design build sort…

]]> By: George Runkle http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2009/06/02/are-shipping-container-homes-offices-hitting-the-big-time/comment-page-1/#comment-782 George Runkle Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:58:53 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=960#comment-782 I'd like to see a picture of it - I don't think I'd be comfortable swimming in an 8' wide x 40' long lap pool that is 8' deep. I'd find the depth a bit disconcerting. What I'd like to know is: - Did they take into account the loads on the sides? A pool full of water will counterbalance the soil, but I don't that's quite kosher with Code, since the pool could go empty for a long period of time. - What about corrosion? Chlorinated water is horribly corrosive, and so is soil. I wonder how long this would last before rusting away, even with a good coating. None the less, I'd like to see it. Personally, I will probably continue to refuse to design buried containers, but still I'm curious. George I’d like to see a picture of it – I don’t think I’d be comfortable swimming in an 8′ wide x 40′ long lap pool that is 8′ deep. I’d find the depth a bit disconcerting. What I’d like to know is:
- Did they take into account the loads on the sides? A pool full of water will counterbalance the soil, but I don’t that’s quite kosher with Code, since the pool could go empty for a long period of time.
- What about corrosion? Chlorinated water is horribly corrosive, and so is soil. I wonder how long this would last before rusting away, even with a good coating.

None the less, I’d like to see it. Personally, I will probably continue to refuse to design buried containers, but still I’m curious.

George

]]> By: SHS http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2009/06/02/are-shipping-container-homes-offices-hitting-the-big-time/comment-page-1/#comment-781 SHS Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:55:09 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=960#comment-781 Wow. Would love to see it. Did you find it on the internet? Wow. Would love to see it. Did you find it on the internet?

]]> By: Daniel http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2009/06/02/are-shipping-container-homes-offices-hitting-the-big-time/comment-page-1/#comment-780 Daniel Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:58:11 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=960#comment-780 I have seen one shipping container application where the container was buried. It was a... wait for it... lap pool. You know, for swimming. I have no details on how they treated the sides that are exposed to soil, but I thought that was a pretty ingenious idea. I'm actually wondering if they didn't cut it down a bit. Who needs an 8' deep lap pool? :) Cheers! I have seen one shipping container application where the container was buried. It was a… wait for it… lap pool. You know, for swimming. I have no details on how they treated the sides that are exposed to soil, but I thought that was a pretty ingenious idea. I’m actually wondering if they didn’t cut it down a bit. Who needs an 8′ deep lap pool? :)

Cheers!

]]> By: SHS http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2009/06/02/are-shipping-container-homes-offices-hitting-the-big-time/comment-page-1/#comment-619 SHS Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:12:59 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=960#comment-619 Sounds great Tom! We are not experts but you'll find them via the links in the post. We'd love to see your sketch! Send it to editor (at) smallhousestyle.com and we'll update the post! Sounds great Tom! We are not experts but you’ll find them via the links in the post. We’d love to see your sketch! Send it to editor (at) smallhousestyle.com and we’ll update the post!

]]> By: tom gordon http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2009/06/02/are-shipping-container-homes-offices-hitting-the-big-time/comment-page-1/#comment-618 tom gordon Sat, 26 Dec 2009 07:36:29 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=960#comment-618 Hi my back of an envelope plan for a container home requires 2x 40ft containers parallell with each other and 5 x 40ft containers on top of them bridging the gap between the lower 2 containers so that the total footprint would be 40x40 ft do you think the 2 ground containers with no cutouts could comfortably support the upper 5,cheers Hi my back of an envelope plan for a container home requires 2x 40ft containers parallell with each other and 5 x 40ft containers on top of them bridging the gap between the lower 2 containers so that the total footprint would be 40×40 ft do you think the 2 ground containers with no cutouts could comfortably support the upper 5,cheers

]]> By: George Runkle http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2009/06/02/are-shipping-container-homes-offices-hitting-the-big-time/comment-page-1/#comment-474 George Runkle Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:45:17 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=960#comment-474 In burying a container, it will not take the soil pressures at the sides - the pressure is too great. You will have pressures on the order of 320 LBS/SF on the walls at the base of the container, which it is not designed to handle. Concrete is better for such a use. I suspected it wouldn't work, but I actually did an analysis, and it's on my website : http://www.runkleconsulting.com/Shipping%20Container%20Houses/ShippingContainerHouseEngineering.htm Scroll to the bottom of the page. In burying a container, it will not take the soil pressures at the sides – the pressure is too great. You will have pressures on the order of 320 LBS/SF on the walls at the base of the container, which it is not designed to handle. Concrete is better for such a use.

I suspected it wouldn’t work, but I actually did an analysis, and it’s on my website : http://www.runkleconsulting.com/Shipping%20Container%20Houses/ShippingContainerHouseEngineering.htm

Scroll to the bottom of the page.

]]> By: SHS http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2009/06/02/are-shipping-container-homes-offices-hitting-the-big-time/comment-page-1/#comment-473 SHS Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:10:02 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=960#comment-473 I'm imagining they are structural issues. Anyone care to chime in? I’m imagining they are structural issues. Anyone care to chime in?

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