Shipping container homes offer an affordable housing solution. Used shipping containers are modified by cutting openings, adding windows and doors, and connecting containers together to form multi-story structures. Containers are placed on foundations like concrete footings or slabs and equipped with utilities like electricity, plumbing, and solar panels. Case studies show container homes can be constructed quickly for low costs and provide durable housing in various applications. However, issues with heat control and potential chemical contamination from prior cargo need to be addressed.

1. Presented by:
Surya C.D
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SHIPPING CONTAINER
ARCHITECTURE
Seminar on

2. CONTENTS
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 Introduction
 Need of shipping container homes
 Shipping Container Specifications
 Evolution
 Container Modification
 Application of Shipping Container Housing
 Case Study
 Advantages and Disadvantages
 Conclusion

3. INTRODUCTION
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 Shipping containers can withstand shipment,
storage..
 They are steel or corrugated boxes
 Container homes are buildings erected with
these containers
 Container homes do not require any additional
reinforcement, pillars, walls.

4. NEED OF SHIPPING CONTAINER
HOMES
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 Cheap
 Strong
 Green
 Independent
 Durable

5. SHIPPING CONTAINER
SPECIFICATIONS
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 Usual length are 6 or 12 meters, 2.6 meters
high and 2.6 meters wide.
Construction
 Constructed with steel frames, wooden floor,
ISO corner fittings and arc welding is used.
 Corrugated steel roofing is used
 Other parts are corner fittings, base frame,
bottom side rail, floor boards.

6. Components of Shipping Container
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7. EVOLUTION
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 Shipping containers available in plenty
 It is too expensive to ship a container back after
export
 On November 23 1987 Phillip C Patented the
technology in USA.
 In 2006, in California, Peter De Maria designed the
first 2 storey shipping container home under
building codes.

8. CONTAINER MODIFICATIONS
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 Foundation : Types and construction systems
o Concrete footings
o Wood footing
o Concrete slab

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•Concrete footings comes under 4 corners of the
container
•It contains the filled concrete with inbed points
•Inbed points are 3/4 inch steel rods with ½ inch thick
steel plates of 4 x4 inch.
•Containers are welded over plates.

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 Used when other footing are not available
 Cheap and easy to install
 Wood is placed over prepared soil and container is
placed over wooden pieces.

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 Concrete slab is provided fully under the container
 This is more expensive
 Under side of the container will not get rusted

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 Set and secure containers to Foundation and
each other
o Containers are placed using a crane according to
plan
o Containers are fixed to foundation
o For two or more storeys containers are placed
above and welded together

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 Adding windows and doors
o Openings for windows and doors are cut into
container
o All openings for windows and doors should be
framed with a steel section
o Sliding type and hinged type windows are
commonly used, made of wood, aluminum,
pvc,upvc.

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 Power supply
o Solar energy and general electricity are used for power
supply.
 Electricity
o It is delivered via nonmetallic sheath wire run inside pvc
pipes
o Basic electricity provided is 120/240 volts
o Earthing must be provided to connect all ground wires
for safety

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 Passive solar design
o It is the design of a building to effectively use solar
energy.
o Main systems used are
 OPERABLE WINDOWS, they automatically adjust to
produce comfortable temperature
 THERMAL MASS, it is the mass of materials inside
that can store heat energy
 THERMAL CHIMNEY, create or reinforce the effect
of hot air rising to induce air movement for cooling

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 Piping
o Sanitary utilities plays an important role in
construction.
o PVC pipes are used for water distribution, sewage
disposal.
o Water tank is placed over the whole structure
o Septic tank is provided under the structure

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 Flooring
o Most containers come with ply wood as floor
material
o If not we provide flooring such as ply wood,
ceramic tiles etc.
o Before placing tiles floors are cleaned and sand is
removed
o Tiles are placed using special types of adhesives

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 Painting
o Ceramic paints are perfect match for containers
o This coating repels uv rays and extreme heat
o Paint is applied by using airless sprayer, roller, or
paint brush
o 3 coating are optimum for max thermal protection

20. APPLICATION OF SHIPPING
CONTAINERS IN HOUSING
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 MOBILE RESIDENTIAL UNITS
 HOUSE EXTENSION
 GUEST ROOMS
 FARM HOUSE LIVING UNITS
 ROOF TOP ROOMS
 SWIMMING POOLS
 CONTAINER CAFE

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25. CASE STUDY
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 DABBA MANE, BANGALORE
o Designed by Kameshwar Rao
o Created by 4 shipping containers
o 900sqft
o Final cost 10 lakh
o Container sourced from chennai docks, Rs 1 lakh
each
o Home contains kitchen, bedroom with bathroom,
office room

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28. ADVANTAGES
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 Economic
 Eco friendly
 Prevents abandonment of shipping containers in
harbors
 It can withstand heavy loads, harsh climates,
rough handling
 They are ideal for harsh conditions and ideal for
areas with high risk of hurricanes
 They can be constructed in a short time

29. DISADVANTAGES
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 Controlling heat inside is a major concern
 The probability for rusting is very high
 Containers may be painted with harmful paints
 Containers used may have been subjected to spills
of harmful chemicals, hence effective cleaning is a
concern
 In many residential areas, there are rules which
restrict the types of homes that can be constructed.
This can cause problems when applying for a
building permit within residential zoning.

30. CONCLUSIONS
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 This concept must be widely applied as it is eco
friendly and produces low cost homes.
 The materials are durable and load bearing
 We must all adapt to this concept to allow for
future saving.

31. THANK YOU
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