Land Container House

Land container houses are mobile houses that are either retrofitted from containers as the base material or specially designed and manufactured for use in land-based living and office purposes. The following is a detailed introduction from the aspects of origin, types, characteristics, and application scenarios:

Origin

Containers originated from the pursuit of transportation efficiency abroad. Their emergence connected trade between countries and accelerated the process of global economic integration. As the volume of trade transportation increased, a large number of containers were eliminated due to damage from long-term transportation. Container architecture emerged as a result, evolving from initial secondary utilization to the customized stage.

Types

• Subdivided by transportation mode and purpose: There are three common types: maritime containers, land transportation containers, and customized containers. Maritime containers are mainly used for maritime transportation. Their main structural frames are made of weathering steel, and most of the container panels are steel, offering high strength and stable structure. They have a service life of 10 years and their dimensions follow international standards. Land transportation containers are used for land transportation. They come in various types and are also mostly made of steel. However, their structural strength is generally not as high as that of maritime containers, and their dimensions have different limitations according to road transportation requirements. Customized containers are container houses specially designed and manufactured according to specific needs.
• Subdivided by product form: There are packaged container houses, which are composed of a roof, a floor, corner posts, and interchangeable wall panels. They can be packaged for easy land and maritime transportation. There are also quick-assembly containers, corrugated iron cabinet containers, and other different types.

Characteristics

• High mobility: They can be moved to various places anytime and anywhere to meet people's usage needs at different locations.
• Easy installation: Many land container houses adopt a modular design. Most of the construction processes are completed in the factory. After being transported to the site, they can be quickly assembled like building blocks. Some can be installed by an average of 4 people in 1 hour for a single container.
• Sturdy and durable: They mostly use steel structures, having strong earthquake resistance and deformation resistance. Their service life can reach more than 20 years, and some can withstand earthquakes of magnitude 8 and winds of force 11.
• Good sealing performance: Strict manufacturing processes give them excellent water tightness.

Application Scenarios

They are widely used in fields such as commerce, tourism, and offices. They can serve as construction site barracks, field operation barracks, municipal resettlement housing, and various commercial housing. They can also be used as sales exhibition halls for real estate development companies, product sales exhibition halls, temporary reception centers, commercial temporary offices, shops, etc. They can also be used as emergency housing, such as military mobile command centers, emergency rescue mobile command centers, and disaster relief mobile command centers.