Designer innovates inside the box with containers BY DIANE DAKERS Coastal residents are accustomed to seeing shipping containers piled high on passing freighters. They don’t expect to see them piled up on the city lot next door. But that’s what some Victoria residents will find … View Project
Welcome Home is the perfect get-away cottage, a quick guest house or environmentally friendly infill solution. This design lends itself perfectly to an off-the-grid solution utilizing wind power, solar power, solar hot water, passive air circulation, organic spray-foam insulation and a green roof. The main … View Concept
Innovative ideas have a way of naturally attracting attention. When Craig Aranatt contacted zigloo.ca it was to create a prefabricated form of building system that is stylish, efficient and ecologically friendly. The result is a concept that offers a multi-unit living solution for both temporary and … View Concept
Thinking inside the box Eco-friendly builder can hardly contain himself Every year, 10 per cent of the world’s 65 million steel shipping containers are taken out of circulation and earmarked for recycling. Come October, Keith Dewey will live in eight of them. Dewey, an environmental … View Project
The zigloo domestique construction process took 8 months. From foundation ground breaking, to moving in, there was a large learning curve and plenty to photograph. This is a selection of photos of the construction process that reveal the details while under construction. View Plan
The concept is to fit shipping containers onto a small urban lot with a rational efficient plan. Priority is given to simplifying the interior space while honing the design approach to create a new aesthetic … residustrial style. The harmonizing of residential and industrial styles … View Plan
The Voyage Container Condo concept is similar to the idea of time-share condo, whereby an owner purchases a pre-fabricated shipping container accommodation unit and buys into the community of property locations around the world. Each unit is made up of a 40′x8′ shipping container customized … View Concept
The Side-by-Side Container Cabin design concept utilizes two 8′x20′ shipping containers. One container is stationary and the other container is mobile and functions on a rail and track system. Side by side, the containers have a secure locking system feature which keeps the containers locked … View Concept
The Shipping Cabin design is a luxury, low cost construction conceptualized for a controlled manufacturing environment. These luxury low cost residences could be built on Canada’s West Coast and economically shipped to places like Spain, Bolivia or Iceland. The use of shipping containers serves as … View Concept