Container House Renovation Floor Plan

The following is a summary of relevant cases and design points for the floor plan of container house renovation:

1. 120-square-meter container villa residence (4 30-square-meter containers)
This case achieves two-story functional zoning through modular combination:

• First-floor layout: Focused on separating public activities from private spaces. The living room and kitchen form an open core area. The washroom, laundry room, and tool room are concentrated on the entrance side. The master bedroom is equipped with an independent washroom and connected to a balcony, creating a dynamic-static zoning.
• Second-floor layout: Based on the principle of flexible sharing. The guest room is equipped with a walk-in closet and a washroom. The hall-corridor connects the studio and the terrace. The double-height living and dining areas enhance spatial permeability through a void design, and the terrace forms vertical interaction with the interior.

2. Small guesthouse hotel (4 6-meter-long containers)
This case focuses on the utilization of vertical space and landscape integration:

• First-floor functions: Mainly service spaces. Sanitary facilities and the technical room are concentrated in a concealed area. The storage room and the four-bed guest room form a functional loop. A small reception area is set at the entrance (not explicitly mentioned but can be inferred).
• Second-floor design: Centered on the interaction between guest rooms and the landscape. The four guest rooms share a terrace, and each guest room is equipped with a small round window to introduce the landscape in a specific direction, creating a vertical hierarchy of 'privacy-sharing'.

3. Container office蜗居 (cramped living) in downtown Shanghai (4 containers)
This case achieves functional switching through space-variable design:

• Family mode: The high-ceilinged living room and bedroom form a vertical circulation path. The kitchen and dining room form a horizontal functional belt. The children's tatami space uses foldable furniture to maximize the use of corner areas.
• Office mode: Reconstructs the spatial logic through foldable walls. The floor can be raised or lowered to adjust the ceiling height. Sliding partitions divide independent office areas, and technical equipment is hidden in the interlayer of the container structure.

4. Three-container villa in Melbourne (staggered stacking design)
This case optimizes the spatial experience through structural innovation:

• Horizontal connection: The open kitchen-dining and lounge area adopt a partition-free design. Changes in floor materials imply functional zoning. The gaps between containers are transformed into aisles and equipped with storage cabinets.
• Vertical expansion: The second-floor bedroom uses the end of the container to set up full-view glass windows. The bed is placed along the window to maximize the landscape view. The staircase is embedded with bookshelves and display cabinets.

Summary of common design features:

• Modular thinking: Taking individual containers as functional units, space expansion is achieved through stacking, offsetting, and connecting.
• Vertical zoning: Using differences in floor height to divide public and private areas, such as often placing bedrooms on the second floor to enhance privacy.
• Structural utilization: 'Remaining spaces' such as gaps between containers, ends, and interlayers are transformed into aisles, storage areas, or landscape windows.