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| Architect Christian Salvati lives in one of the apartments of his new project in New Haven, Conn. |
In less than four hours, a construction team managed to
build a two-story house out of six 45-foot-long shipping containers.
The building, located in New Haven, Conn., was designed by
Christian Salvati and Edsel Ramirez of Marengo Structures. The apartments cost
$360,000 to build, and Salvati purchased the lot for $22,500 from Hill
Development Corporation.
Jetson Green reports that Salvati hopes that he will see a
large decrease in cost as he builds more shipping container homes, once the
economy of scale becomes applicable.
The builders moved the containers to the construction site
on flatbed trucks, then used a crane to put them in place. Holes for doors and
windows and some of the interior walls to make rooms were cut out prior to
construction.
Here's a photo recap of the project:
A concrete foundation, approximately 45 times stronger
than the foundation used in the construction of standard houses, was laid prior
to construction as well.
While the front of the house is fitted with a wooden
facade that matches other houses in the neighborhood, the gray exterior
sidewalls are still visible. Salvati left the container's original doors in
place, and they now swing out to create the sides of the rear back porch.
The home has two separate apartments. Students are
currently renting out the downstairs apartment, and Salvati uses the upstairs
apartment when he vists New Haven. Inside, the apartments don't look like
they're built from shipping containers.
The interiors have sheetrock walls and ceiling; the
floors are made of poured and polished concrete. While heated by baseboard hot
water heaters, the home also has radiant floors. Air conditioners, ventilators
and ceiling fans have been installed for cooling. Finally, the walls are
insulated with six inches of soy-based sprayed cellulose.
A
link to the Architects’ site can be found here…
Source: BDCNetwork
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