Standardized dimensions and various interlocking mechanisms make these containers modular, allowing them to be easily combined into larger structures that follow modular design.
Advantages ĭue to their shape and material, shipping containers have the ability to be customized in many different ways and can be modified to fit various purposes. The use of containers as building materials has been growing in popularity due to their strength, wide availability, low cost, and eco-friendliness. This form of architecture is often associated with the tiny-house movement as well as the sustainable living movement.
It is also referred to as cargotecture or arkitainer, portmanteau words formed from ' cargo' and ' architecture'.
Shipping container architecture is a form of architecture that uses steel intermodal containers (shipping containers) as the main structural element.
