Container Three-Story House Design

There are multiple feasible plans for the design of container three-story houses, covering both office and living functions, and featuring efficiency, environmental protection, and aesthetics. The following provides an introduction from three aspects: modular office design, living function zoning, and other distinctive designs.

The modular office building design is exemplified by the project in the factory area of COSCO Shipping Nantong Shipyard. This three-story building is precisely assembled from 96 specially made housing containers. The container manufacturing takes only 6 days, and the on-site assembly takes 5 days, resulting in a total construction period of just 11 days, significantly shortening the construction cycle. The highlights of its 2.0 version upgrade include:

1. Lightweight framework: Instead of heavy square tubes, 6-millimeter steel plates are bent and formed to serve as the top beams, bottom beams, and side beams. This not only ensures structural stability but also reduces the self-weight, lowering steel costs and transportation expenses, and giving the building facade a cleaner and more streamlined look.
2. High-precision prefabrication: In the factory, the integrated large modules of "6 meters + 14 meters" are welded and assembled. After being transported to the site, they are directly lifted and joined together, reducing on-site work volume, ensuring precise dimensions and tight joints, and further shortening the delivery time.
3. Environmentally friendly self-healing interior walls: The interior walls are extensively covered with unpainted zinc-magnesium-aluminum plates, reducing VOC emissions from paint spraying. These plates not only present a metallic texture but also have long-term anti-corrosion and moisture-proof properties, making them especially suitable for high-humidity coastal environments. Moreover, surface scratches can "self-repair" over time.

The design of living function zoning focuses on space utilization and comfort. For example, in the design of a three-story container house:

1. The first floor is the kitchen, equipped with an exhaust fan, a cooking stove, and two seats to meet basic cooking needs.
2. The stairs are made of black walnut wood, which is resistant to decay, termite attacks, and has a long service life. They are placed indoors to save space.
3. The second floor is a private office, providing an independent work area.
4. The third floor is the bedroom, with a 27-square-meter space that still appears spacious after placing a double bed and a wardrobe, and is decorated with two moon-shaped motion-sensor lights to enhance the atmosphere.
   This design combines glass and metal iron sheets. The glass enhances transparency, while the iron sheets block strong light. When stacking, it should be noted that the架空部位 (open space) should not exceed half of the container's size; otherwise, steel columns are required for support to avoid collapse due to weight imbalance. In addition, the flat-layout plan places the kitchen and bathroom on the right side and the living room and bedroom on the left side, achieving dry-wet separation. The use of see-through glass decorations improves lighting and aesthetics.

Other designs emphasize personalization and practicality, such as luxury three-bedroom container houses that focus on living comfort or the use of stacked designs to create a cool residential appearance, meeting the needs of different scenarios.