Prefabricated House - Container House

Container houses within prefabricated houses are habitable or office building forms transformed using containers as the basic structural modules, also known as container homes or movable container houses, etc..

Origin and Classification: Container houses originated from the practice of transforming old containers into temporary housing. On December 13, 2013, Brighton, UK, first adopted them as a solution to the housing crisis. According to their structure, they can be classified into three types. The first is traditional cargo container-modified box houses, which are repurposed from discarded cargo containers. The second is brand-new welded box-type movable houses, fabricated using new steel materials. The third is detachable box-type movable houses, with components that can be disassembled for easy transportation and assembly.

Advantages and Characteristics:

• Convenient Transportation: Factory prefabrication enables rapid assembly, making them particularly suitable for units that frequently change construction sites, saving significant time and costs.
• Sturdy and Durable: The steel frame design endows them with strong earthquake and deformation resistance, along with good wind and load-bearing capabilities, ensuring the safety of occupancy and use.
• Excellent Sealing Performance: Strict manufacturing processes guarantee good water tightness, and the wall design also offers superior sound insulation and thermal insulation, providing a comfortable living environment.
• Flexible Combination: Based on standard steel chassis, they can derive various combined spaces, such as conference rooms and dormitories. Modular production results in a high assembly rate and allows for flexible adjustment of the usable area.
• Easy Assembly and Disassembly: Relying on detachable connector technology, they offer high assembly and disassembly efficiency, are reusable, and have superior, stable, and firm performance with good earthquake resistance.

Application Scenarios: They are commonly seen on construction sites as worker dormitories and are also used as rental housing. They are widely applied in temporary housing, creative spaces, post-disaster emergency buildings, and other fields. In 2026, the Nagoya Asian Games in Japan will use them to form the Asian Games Village to reduce costs. In Shanting District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, China, a characteristic homestay scenic spot built with container houses has emerged. They play a role in rapid deployment in emergency medical facility construction. In the commercial sector, some brands have transformed them into innovative applications such as 24-hour self-service fitness pods. Additionally, continuous technological optimizations and research are being conducted in areas such as thermal insulation performance, energy supply systems, and intelligent management.