The Uruguayan architect Paola Rossi Pastor Container Project has created the company to promote the

Container, sweet container. Architecture, in its search for solutions to the problems of the construction has been one of the most original: the reuse of shipping containers as housing. These cubicles, retiring from his duties storage of goods when they met ten years, and have a chance at a new life.
Using this material as a place of residence began in Europe and has been spreading to other countries thanks to the initiative of eco-conscious people have opted for it. The new owners thus contributing to the recycling of steel packaging these while saving money.
The houses are conditioned by the fixed size containers, container vessel which can be 6 or 12 feet deep, while the width is 2.5 meters. The designs container vessel of the homes developed by the union of several containers.
Having determined the shape of the future home builders function is to make it viable. To achieve this, they make the foundations so that the pieces fit together, reinforce the walls to withstand more weight and coat them with plaster and other materials to ensure good insulation. From there, the imagination is the limit everyone to put together the puzzle to your liking.
The Uruguayan architect Paola Rossi Pastor Container Project has created the company to promote these buildings and offers in Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil. So far it has patented 16 different combinations.
The average time to build one of these homes is 45 days and has the advantage, in addition to reducing the consumption of natural resources, its cost, which can be up to 30% less than that of a traditional house, because it requires less labor and materials are cheaper.
However, not all benefits, container vessel since the lifespan of these homes are unlikely to exceed 50 years, but can be increased by using special protective paints that reduce the effects of climate.
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