Shanghai Container House with Ground

The situation of container houses with ground in Shanghai can be divided into legal and illegal categories. Legal uses are mostly for temporary buildings or as supporting facilities for specific projects, while illegal modifications involve unauthorized construction and safety hazards.

Legal Uses of Container Houses

Some container houses are used for legal temporary buildings or as supporting facilities for specific projects. For example, Shanghai Yudi Steel Structure Engineering Co., Ltd. provides design, production, and installation services for container mobile homes, with products used as temporary buildings such as offices, dormitories, and warehouses in fields like construction, railways, and highways. In the land acquisition project for the second to fourth phases of the Waigaoqiao Inland Container Port Area, the planning scope is clear, involving land reserves and subsequent development, which may include legal container facilities. Additionally, some container houses are used for cultural and tourism projects, such as supporting housing for container internet-famous camping sites and movable outdoor camping houses for scenic spot receptions, which are usually approved and comply with planning requirements.

Illegally Modified Container Houses

Illegally modified container houses mainly involve unauthorized construction and illegal land use. For example, the Chongming Urban Management Xinhaizhen Squadron found 10 container houses modified into housing stacked beside farmland, used for temporary rest by migrant workers, and were required to be demolished due to lack of approval. The Pudong Urban Management Tangzhen Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Team discovered an illegally constructed building modified from a container in a green belt, with household items placed inside, and it was eventually lifted away. The Laogang Town Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Team found multiple modified container houses in cultivated land, used for living, warehousing, kitchens, etc., with behaviors such as unauthorized wiring and illegal use of liquefied petroleum gas cylinders, and they were eventually collectively rectified, with over 60 container houses removed.

Safety Hazards and Management Measures

Illegally modified container houses pose fire safety hazards and structural safety issues. For example, unauthorized modifications and wiring may lead to fires or electric shocks, and illegal use of liquefied petroleum gas cylinders may cause explosions. Departments such as Pudong Urban Management have increased their efforts to investigate and punish container houses modified into housing through patrols, interviews, and enforcement actions, promptly detecting, stopping, and demolishing illegal buildings, eliminating safety hazards, and maintaining urban and rural appearance and environmental order.