Feeling of Living in a Container House
Overall, the feeling of living in a container house is poor, with issues such as cramped space, inadequate facilities, and an uncomfortable environment.
Cramped Space
The interior space of container houses is limited. Each unit consists of two households, with each household having a two-bedroom, one-living-room layout. However, in actual living conditions, the single beds are 195 centimeters long and 90 centimeters wide. For tall athletes, such as basketball and volleyball players, their feet will hang over the edge of the bed when lying down, making it difficult to turn over. The aisles in double-bed rooms are narrow, requiring occupants to avoid each other when both are in the room. With a ceiling height of only 2.2 meters, tall athletes feel oppressed and dare not look up or stand up straight.
Inadequate Facilities
- Poor Sound Insulation: The sound insulation effect of metal wall panels is extremely poor. One must wear earplugs to sleep at night, as sounds such as the snoring of roommates next door can be clearly heard, affecting the quality of rest.
- Unreasonable Air Conditioning Configuration: Each container house has only one air conditioner. In hot weather, once the door is closed, the interior quickly becomes unbearably hot. The organizing committee suggests opening the door to cool the entire room before going to bed at night and then closing the door to sleep, which reflects that the air conditioner cannot meet normal cooling needs.
- Inconvenience of Shared Bathrooms: Some container houses have arrangements for multiple people to share toilets and shower rooms. Queuing is required for morning ablutions, which affects the pre-competition routines and time management of athletes.
Uncomfortable Environment
- Long Commute Times: Container dormitories are distributed across multiple cities, far from the competition venues. Many teams have a one-way commute of over an hour, which not only wastes the rest and preparation time of athletes but also increases travel fatigue.
- Vulnerability to Weather Conditions: Container houses are fragile when facing extreme weather. For example, during heavy rain, water can easily back up and leak into the house, and there is even a risk of being washed away by floods. About 400 athletes and staff living in container houses were once urgently evacuated, seriously affecting the normal training and daily lives of the athletes.
