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The port is also a stage, a floating container creative dormitory

The container creative space, which combines trend and literature and art, breaks the thinking frame of traditional architecture and has a wide range of applications. In addition to the offices, sales offices, homestays, residences, and commercial streets that we see every day, in the crazy brain holes of architectural designers Under the current situation, a variety of container building ideas are being explored.


What we are going to share today is the maritime container building in Copenhagen.

The Urban Rigger project is a floating product made up of upgraded shipping containers. the programme was designed by bjarke ingels to provide affordable and sustainable accommodation for young academics studying in copenhagen, denmark. Each building has an area of ​​approximately 680 square meters, with a total of 15 living spaces arranged around a comfortable green courtyard.

Under the skillful hand of the designer


Dormitory turned into sea view room

This group of containers floating in the port


Easy to assemble, easy to disassemble and highly sustainable


The advantages of containers are outstanding, and they have attracted much attention in the field of creative construction

The demand for student accommodation in Denmark has skyrocketed in recent years


Copenhagen, a seaport city focusing on environmental protection and sustainable development


Taking advantage of the situation to propose this marine container project

Containers are placed on a floating island in the port


Close to the city center, convenient transportation


Complete supporting facilities and comfortable living space


The best thing is the invincible sea view


Architects take advantage of Copenhagen's underutilized land


the port as a stage


Provide building type optimization for neighboring cities


standard size of container


ensures that workers in the city can


By land, water or air


Shipping anywhere in the world


In addition to using upgraded containers,


the design also utilizes a number of environmentally sustainable solutions


- including hydroelectric, solar and low energy pumps



The building is composed of nine containers in an accumulation manner


criss-cross stacking between modules


and add support members to create 15 living spaces


Containers in the shape of bright navy blue corrugated sheet metal are connected end to end


The enclosed space in the middle becomes a public garden

In Copenhagen, a port city rich in container resources


This is really a solution to the land use problem


floating container building


Can be copied to other port cities that need it


Simple and elegant dormitory interior design


However, the floor-to-ceiling glass facing the sea makes the space very transparent


Although living in a shipping container, the room is still small


But never feel wronged


Overlooking the building with greenery on the roof


Solar panels and large terrace facing the sea

After the house is built


The first batch of students who can move in are happy


There are also many people from the community who come to visit and experience


The planks on the steel structure are as flat as the ground


Hidden door, except this round window


you can hardly find it


The bathroom is also designed to be very private


There are also public facilities on the shore of the boat

Lights in various colors at night


It's like living in a wonderful world



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