What is a Single Container House
A single container house is a new type of building that uses containers as basic modular units and is modified or designed to have architectural functions such as living and office spaces. The following is an introduction from multiple aspects:
Development Origin
It originated from the standardized container transportation system after World War II, initially used for cross-border cargo transportation. Due to its sturdy steel structure and uniform size, it was later widely transformed into temporary residences, offices, and even creative spaces.
Production Process
There are two common production and processing techniques. One is to directly transform shipping containers by carrying out interior decoration and adding facilities to the original containers to meet living or office needs. The other is to design the structure in a factory according to the size of the container, make the top and bottom, connect them with high-quality load-bearing columns to form a frame, and then combine them with color-steel sandwich panels as walls.
Features and Advantages
- Modular Design: Adopting a modular design concept, it does not require complex civil engineering work or difficult disassembly. As long as the site is level, it can be relocated as a whole using a professional trailer. During the relocation process, the house structure will not be damaged, and no construction waste will be generated, truly achieving environmental protection. After being moved to a new site, it can be immediately put into use after simple fixation, eliminating the trouble of re-construction and decoration.
- Flexibility and Versatility: Houses of different sizes can be made according to the number of people. Moreover, by combining containers, more types of buildings can be created, resulting in unique artistic qualities. From residential buildings to sports buildings suitable for large spans, from small single-container buildings to large combined buildings composed of hundreds of containers, the scale can vary greatly according to actual project needs.
- Environmental Protection: The construction process can be integrated into factory prefabrication, and the generated construction waste can be controlled and treated, resulting in less on-site environmental pollution. Compared with traditional construction methods, it can reduce on-site construction waste by more than 75% and noise pollution by more than 90%.
- Low Requirements for Land Foundation: It only needs to design a few load-bearing points to meet the usage requirements. Point pile foundations can be used, such as cast-in-place concrete foundation forms and ground screw foundation forms. It can even be directly installed in places like squares, roadsides, parking spaces, and lakesides.
Application Scenarios
It is widely used in scenarios such as migrant worker dormitories, outdoor construction projects, temporary offices, and outdoor camping. It can also be built into container mobile hotel residences, commercial blocks, exhibition receptions, and creative science and technology parks.
