Tung Jai Ork Baab stacks shipping containers to create holiday home in Thailand

A cluster of shipping containers sheltered by a steep metal roof defines a series of indoor and outdoor spaces at this home in Thailand, designed by architecture studio Tung Jai Ork Baab.

The Container Cabin is part of a wider project by the studio called OOST Campville, transforming a former paddy field on a floodplain in Nakhon Nayok into a place to "get away from city life" with rentable accommodation, orchards and playgrounds.

The Container Cabin features an oversized A-frame roof

With poor availability of both materials and construction workers in the area, the studio decided to re-use shipping containers to create prefabricated spaces that could then be brought onsite and assembled.

In order to mitigate flooding, a small reservoir was dug out to create a raised area for the Container Cabin, which overlooks this new area of water atop a long, thin concrete base, split into two around a central communal space.

It is located on a paddy field on a floodplain

"The key idea was to create an outdoor getaway destination, with a connection between the outdoor and indoor space used to create the spatial configuration of the house," explained the practice.

To the west, a stack of containers contains the living spaces and bedrooms of the home, while to the east a single container housing an additional bedroom overlooks a swimming pool surrounded by decking that overlooks the reservoir.

Both indoor and outdoor spaces define the holiday home

Due to high heat transfer through the containers' metal walls, the living spaces are sheltered by an oversized A-frame roof, which creates a series of "in-between" terraces and balconies around and atop the cabins.

In the centre of the main living area, the stacking of cabins creates a void below, where raised wooden decking has been used to create a shaded terrace signalled by a horizontal metal canopy protruding from the roof.

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"Part of the A-frame roof is the steel plate louvres, that can protect from rain and sunlight but still let the wind flow through the whole house," said the studio.

Inside, containers have been merged along both their short and long edges to create a varied of wider and longer spaces, with areas of their walls replaced by full-height windows and sliding doors.

Tung Jai Ork Baab painted the containers' insides white

Original container doors and some of the cut-away wall sections have been repurposed as shutters, providing further shading or privacy to the interiors.

The metal surface of the containers has been left uncovered, painted white internally and grey externally to match the A-frame roof structure.

The dwelling is part of a wider project by the studio called OOST Campville

Other homes created using shipping containers include a portable home in Poland by Wiercinski Studio, and a home on the outskirts of Stockholm created using eight stacked, elevated containers by Swedish architect Måns Tham.

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Bourgeois Lechasseur completes pair of prefabricated glamping cabins in Quebec

Quebec architecture firm Bourgeois Lechasseur has included full-height mirrored walls in these secluded cabins to reflect the surrounding forest.

The pair of rentable Forest Glamp cabins were completed as part of hospitality concept Réflexion, and are located in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François – a popular ski destination roughly an hour outside Quebec City.

Bourgeois Lechasseur Architects built the pair of glamping cabins in Quebec

The project follows Bourgeois Lechasseur's previous work on glamping or short-term rental projects in the region, and the studio sees this a continuation of the same type of work.

"The challenge for the architects was to engage guests in an intimate relationship with nature, rather than dazzle them with the overwhelming views nearby," said Bourgeois Lechasseur. "Key to the design was a focus on creating accommodations that would almost disappear among the trees."

The cabins were constructed using wood that was stained black across the exterior

The black wooden cabins have identical layouts and are placed back-to-back roughly 50 metres apart, ensuring guests' privacy.

Each of the structures contains two bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchenette, and an open living and dining area with a fireplace.

Reflective glass stretches across one side of the cabin

In the communal area, a full-height glass wall runs the length of the building, providing unobstructed views of the surrounding forest.

When seen from outside, the reflective glass helps to blend building volumes with the trees.

To prevent confusing and injuring wildlife, the large panels have a coating that is invisible to the human eye, but that birds can see clearly.

In order to reduce construction timelines and improve build quality, each cabin was pre-fabricated offsite in two sections, and assembled together in the field.

The fully glazed wall provides views of the forest from inside

"Two operations had to take place on location: the pouring of the radiant concrete slab, and installation of the long, reflective glass walls," Bourgeois Lechasseur said.

"Meticulous site coordination was required during final assembly."

The interior of the cabins are also lined in wood

The cabins interiors have an airy palette of pale wooden ceilings, light concrete floors, and monochrome furniture.

Bourgeois Lechasseur aimed to create a contrast with the typical "rustic log cabins" that most people still associate with the Canadian wilderness. "Today's travelers seek comfort and poetry," the architects said.

The cabin interiors have a light and airy look

Bourgeois Lechasseur have completed several residences throughout Quebec.

Others include a home on the Magdalene Islands that takes cues from local traditional materials and a lakeside residence with stepped, stadium-style seating outside leading down to the water.

The photography is byMaxime Brouillet unless otherwise indicated.

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Project credits:

Design team: Olivier Bourgeois, Régis Lechasseur, Alexandre Côté, Valérie Gauthier

General contractor: Charlevoix Acoustique

Window markers: FeatherFriendly

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Shipping containers used to build LA housing complex for the homeless

American firms NAC Architecture and Bernards have used shipping containers to form private apartments in a Los Angeles facility for people experiencing homelessness.

The Hilda L Solis Care First Village – formerly known as the Vignes Street Interim Housing Project – is located on a 4.2-acre (1.7-hectare) site in Downtown Los Angeles. The complex is named after Hilda L Solis, who chairs the LA County Board of Supervisors.

The Hilda L Solis Care First Village is located close to Downtown Los Angeles

The facility was created by NAC Architecture, which has several offices in the US, and California-based Bernards, a builder and construction management company. The firms worked in collaboration with LA County's Department of Public Works.

Owned by the county, the site formerly held a parking lot and was slated to become a staging area for the construction of a new jail.

The complex comprises three-storey buildings created by stacking shipping containers

In 2019, plans shifted, as officials began to explore options for using the site for homeless housing. Reports estimate there are at least 60,000 people in the LA area who are experiencing homelessness.

When the coronavirus pandemic struck last year, the county moved forward with the housing plans.

"With the unhoused population growing and increasingly at risk during Covid-19, the need was immediate," the team said. "Schedule became a critical driver."

For the irregularly shaped site, the team conceived a series of single-level structures and a pair of multilevel buildings. Three different modular components were used: repurposed shipping containers, wood-framed prefabricated units, and mobile units.

Prefabricated modules and mobile units were also used to construct the housing project

The modular elements, which could be built off-site, helped speed up the project.

"Design, permitting, and construction of the project was aggressively accelerated to meet the heightened need for people living on Los Angeles' streets in the midst of a pandemic," said NAC Architecture.

Parking spots for residents and staff are included as part of the complex

Encompassing 64,000 square feet (5,946 square metres), the facility was completed in six months. It offers 232 housing units, along with a common building that holds a commercial kitchen, dining area, laundry facilities and administrative spaces.

The site also has landscaped courtyards, a dog park, and parking spots for staff and residents.

The facility features a commercial kitchen

The three-storey buildings are formed by the steel shipping crates, which are stacked atop each other.

"The shipping containers are stacked, fixed in place, and use an attached structure of open corridors and stairs to facilitate access to each unit," said NAC Architecture.

Yellow and orange define the shipping containers

The buildings are painted white and bright shades of yellow and orange.

To make the cargo containers suitable for habitation, the team cut large windows in them and fully insulated the walls and ceiling. Each container holds two living units measuring 135 square feet (12.5 square metres).

Apartments are equipped with a bed, microwave, mini-fridge and flat-screen TV

The apartments are equipped with a bed, microwave, mini-fridge, flat screen and private bathroom. The shipping containers were refurbished by Crate, a California company.

To help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, and to help increase the residents' autonomy, all units at the complex have their own heating and ventilation systems.

Each apartment also includes a sink and shower

The facility opened in April 2021 and reached full occupancy the following month.

According to the website for Hilda Solis, the project cost $57 million (£41.4 million), of which $51 million (£37 million) came from the federal government's Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The remainder was covered by the local government.

Orange and yellow brighten the walls of the shipping containers, while white is used across the rest of the complex

Other buildings for LA's homeless population include The Six building by Brooks + Scarpa, which offers low-cost, permanent housing for the homeless and disabled veterans, and LOHA's MLK1101 project, which was named housing project of the year in the 2019 Dezeen Awards.

The photography is by Dan Ursitti.

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