Research: Container House 2013 | Aiman & Nor Izura Design Studio

Containers was and continue to be a worldwide interest among designers and builders to create spaces out of abandoned container structures. AN/DS had previously proposed a micro house out of these structures (21-footer container) that could accommodate a bedroom, living room, a kitchen and toilet, equipped with a bathtub. This was made possible by using movable walls incorporating storage and amenities, such as kitchenettes. Space arrangements intertwined between the limited area where users are forced to arrange and mobilize the moving components in order to define their own spaces accordingly.

The reason to adopt and capitalised steel containers is due to its availability, costs, and practicality. The requirement for a structural enclosure which can be stacked on top of each other is among its advantages. However, AN/DS has now rejected and will not condone our clients to utilize these structures due to reasons such as the contaminated circumstances from the use of chemicals and other unknown hazardous particulars – either in the treatment to prolong the condition of the steel and especially the timber floorboards or the shipment that was placed inside it. Nonetheless, we remain fascinated by the container itself as a utilitarian object which accidentally becomes the architects or designer’s object of play.

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