Container City
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Container City is a trademark of "Urban Space Management". It is principally a means of utilising standard shipping containers, at the end of their life, to produce flexible accommodation and offices at low cost.
A number of buildings have been installed using this method, primarily in east London. The first (Container City I) was installed in 2001, in 4 days, and fitted out over 5 months, at Trinity Buoy Wharf
, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
. This was expanded with a second phase (Container City II) in 2002 and offices were constructed on the same site in the Riverside Building in 2005.
A similar technique was used in Container Learn, a 2001 project for Tower Hamlets College
, providing 12 extra classrooms, on a site with limited space and completed in the time between terms.
The company have now completed sixteen projects utilising the technique. which is suited to short and medium term land use - when the land becomes required for other uses, the containers can be reused elsewhere.
A number of buildings have been installed using this method, primarily in east London. The first (Container City I) was installed in 2001, in 4 days, and fitted out over 5 months, at Trinity Buoy Wharf
Trinity Buoy Wharf
Trinity Buoy Wharf, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, is the site of London's only lighthouse, by the confluence of the River Thames and Bow Creek, at Leamouth. The lighthouse no longer functions, and is the home of various art projects such as Longplayer...
, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames. It is in the eastern part of London and covers much of the traditional East End. It also includes much of the redeveloped Docklands region of London, including West India Docks...
. This was expanded with a second phase (Container City II) in 2002 and offices were constructed on the same site in the Riverside Building in 2005.
A similar technique was used in Container Learn, a 2001 project for Tower Hamlets College
Tower Hamlets College
Tower Hamlets College is a large further education college in Tower Hamlets, London, England. The college has four different campuses: the largest is on Poplar High Street, about 700m north of Canary Wharf; the others are at Arbour Square, Bethnal Green and the Financial Skills Academy on the East...
, providing 12 extra classrooms, on a site with limited space and completed in the time between terms.
The company have now completed sixteen projects utilising the technique. which is suited to short and medium term land use - when the land becomes required for other uses, the containers can be reused elsewhere.
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