Friday, May 9, 2014

Videogallery Toto: There was Min System [Video]

How to Turn a Container into a House [Video] | Leggilo.net
Not only does the 'Container Guest House' is very beautiful to look at and a novelty, but it was built by award-winning design studio Poteet Architects. The company was contracted to develop the project of an artist container vessel who lives in a small warehouse in an industrial site and wanted to try to live in a shipping container. The team of the design studio has installed sliding doors, windows, heating, air conditioning and a bathroom to make the lodge in San Antonio, Texas, the perfect place to passing travelers can spend one or more nights.
The finished product also has many quality innovative and eco-friendly, container vessel starting with the 'Upcycle' of the container. On the roof there is a garden that provides the flow of air to reduce the amount of heat retained by the container. The garden is watered by an irrigation system that uses the waters that flow from the sink and the shower.
Outside, the 'gallery' is made from recycled soda bottles that have been set in a steel frame. The back of the container is screened by wire mesh panels which will eventually be covered with evergreen climbers.
Videogallery Toto: There was Min System [Video]


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