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Pop-up stadium built with shipping containers opens ahead of 2022 World Cup
by Tom Walker | 30 Nov 2021
A fully demountable stadium, designed by Fenwick Iribarren Architects and built from shipping containers, is now open and ready to host games during the FIFA 2022 World Cup. Called Stadium 974, the innovative design has been inspired by Qatar’s worldwide trade and seafaring. The name comes from 974 being the international dialling code for Qatar, as well as the exact number of shipping containers used in construction. Located across the
RJDL's café design promotes the "infinite possibilities" of shipping container construction
by Stu Robarts | 19 Feb 2020
RJDL have created a café that is not only constructed from recycled shipping containers for sustainability, but that is designed in such a way as to espouse their use in construction for that reason. The Infinity Café is laid out in the shape of the infinity symbol, with the theme used to "emphasise the infinite possibilities of using a shipping container as a structural unit". Covering an area of 2,880sq
Doone Silver Kerr's 20-room shipping container hotel makes efficient use of space
by Stu Robarts | 06 Nov 2019
Doone Silver Kerr (DSK) have used 25 shipping containers, each 30ft (9m) in length, to create a 20-room aparthotel with design elements that optimise the use of space. Designed for Stow Projects and Ciel Capital, the Stow-Away hotel comprises five levels each made up of five containers. A reception area and restaurant are housed on the ground floor, with the guest rooms making up the upper four floors. In order
Zaha Hadid Architects reveal leisure masterplan for Russian shipping port
by Kim Megson | 06 Jun 2018
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) will transform Novorossiysk – Russia’s largest shipping port – adding dramatic buildings, public spaces and amenities for the city’s residents and visitors to enjoy the Black Sea coastline. Inspired, in part, by a time-lapse photograph – the Admiral Serebryakov Embankment masterplan features nine principal commercial and leisure buildings, with a total floor area of approximately 300,000sq m (3.2 million sq ft). Each structure, designed using parametric
Revealed: The demountable World Cup stadium Qatar plans to build with shipping containers
by Kim Megson | 28 Nov 2017
The seventh proposed stadium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be constructed using shipping containers and will be completely demounted and rebuilt elsewhere after the tournament. The design of the Ras Abu Aboud Stadium – which will have a capacity of 40,000 and host matches up to the quarter-finals stage – has been officially revealed today (28 November), with World Cup organisers saying “it will change the
All the world's a stage: Construction imminent on shipping container replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
by Kim Megson | 24 Aug 2017
Construction is about to start on a close replica of William Shakespeare’s famous Globe Theatre, with only two key differences from the original: this version will be located in Detroit and it will be built entirely out of stacked shipping containers. The Container Globe is the brainchild of entrepreneur Angus Vail, who wants to build cost-effective venues around the world to host performances of the Bard and other live events.
Week's top news: Design Museum unveils first exhibition, Norman Foster wins 'golden brain' award and shipping containers recreate Shakespeare's Globe
by Kim Megson | 30 Sep 2016
Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from West Elm's first hotel brand to a Serpentine Galleries' Zaha Hadid retrospective. Monday • Jiangnan Global Harbor, one of the world’s largest leisure-led retail schemes, has officially opened near Shanghai. Read here. • Stadiums and arenas built for events such as the FIFA World Cup and Olympic Games should all be temporary, according to South African architect
‘Punk reimagining’ of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre uses shipping containers and scaffolding
by Kim Megson | 26 Sep 2016
Plans are underway to recreate William Shakespeare’s iconic Globe Theatre around the world using nothing but scaffolding and re-purposed shipping containers. The original Globe was built by Shakespeare in 1599 in the London borough of Southwark as a theatre in the round, which allowed huge crowds get as close as possible to the onstage action. The theatre was destroyed in 1644, but a replica was created in 1997 using the
Chapman Taylor begin work on modular hotel made from shipping containers
by Kim Megson | 07 Sep 2016
Work has started on a 220 room hotel in Manchester that will be constructed from purpose-built steel shipping containers. Architects Chapman Taylor have designed the Holiday Inn, which is located within the Trafford City development, by pioneering “a completely new approach to the design process.” A fully co-ordinated BIM model was developed to create the building’s separate modules, which are being installed with interior fixtures and fittings off-site. When finished,
Mobile gyms emerge from hydraulic shipping containers in concept launched by fitness operator TRIB3
by Kim Megson | 20 Jul 2016
Bootcamp fitness studio operator TRIB3 has launched a new design concept which will bring mobile gyms to local parks, schools and open spaces across the UK and overseas. The compact gyms are built within a shipping-style container. At the touch of a button, a hydraulic system opens up the gym within ten minutes, revealing a mini studio with treadmills and workout mats. The concept was created by TRIB3 and designed
Black Gold project imagines cities of the future located in huge repurposed oil tankers
by Kim Megson | 01 Feb 2016
A Dutch architectural collective has proposed an iconic landmark for the Southern Gulf region: a city located inside a decommissioned oil tanker. The concept, called The Black Gold, imagines the storage tanks within the ship being adapted to house hotels, restaurants, museums, shops and apartments, while the base floor of the vessel could be used for big cultural event-based uses, such as concerts. The double steel walls would ensure a
Mobile micro brewery fits neatly into shipping containers
by Liz Terry | 23 Nov 2015
Big changes are coming to London's Dalston in the next few decades. The area – an up and coming part of East London – will have the city’s new Crossrail network laid in, transforming the transport network and there are major plans for a redevelopment on the site of the local Kingsland Shopping Centre. In the face of so much uncertainty, the local council has struck a short-term lease for
Montreal’s famous floating river boat spa gets 5,000sq ft spa garden with shipping containers
by Jane Kitchen | 02 Oct 2015
Montreal, Canada’s famous floating spa, Bota Bota, has added a 5,000sq ft (465sq m) spa garden with a pool, hot tub, cold bath, steam bath, solarium, rest areas, outdoor fireplace and yoga platform. Designed by Montreal-based MU Architecture, the Bota Bota Gardens is “an oasis of relaxation” between the boat-spa, the Saint-Lawrence River, and the elevated railway. “The idea was to double the capacity and to expand the experience outdoors,”
Savioz Fabrizzi repurposes shipping containers to create grunge music venue
by Tom Anstey | 16 Sep 2015
Swiss-based architecture firm Savioz Fabrizzi have repurposed a number of shipping containers, inserting them into an existing venue in the town of Sion in Switzerland to create a grunge-style music hall. The two-storey Le Port Franc, which is centred around a 300-seat concert hall, also includes a rehearsal space, dressing rooms and a breakout lounge. The containers have been converted for multifunctional use, with one being transformed into a bar.
Travelodge unveils new shipping container hotel
by Pete Hayman | 19 Aug 2008
Budget hotel chain Travelodge has opened Europe's first hotel to be constructed from modified shipping containers. The 120-room property in Uxbridge, London, opened last week and has been built using 86 steel containers which were constructed and fitted in China. Two different sizes of container were used in the hotel's construction, which offers double rooms measuring 5m x 3m, as well as 3.5m x 6m family rooms. Disabled rooms will
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