This document discusses shipping container design and usage. It provides details on shipping container specifications, such as standard dimensions for 40-foot containers. It also outlines how shipping containers are well-suited for building construction due to their strength, ability to withstand harsh environments, and low cost. The document presents several case studies of shipping container buildings and homes that have been constructed for temporary housing or commercial use. It concludes by outlining the design brief for a client who needs a portable, shipping container-based home to use at mining sites.

1. Shipping Container Design
Mel Fee
Adv. Dip. IDD

2. Shipping containers are in many
ways an ideal building material.
They are designed to carry heavy
loads and to be stacked in high
columns.

3. They are also designed to resist
harsh environments, such as on
ocean-going vessels or sprayed
with road salt while transported on
roads. Due to their high strength,
containers may be adapted for
modern usage

4. • When people first started making houses out of
shipping containers, in the 1980’s, it was viewed
as a gimmick that would never catch on.

5. • But they have become more popular and
adaptable to changing needs and
requirements

6. • They are a cheap building material that can be
converted into a wide variety of different
buildings.

7. Featured on Life Style TV
ohttp://www.portcontainerservices.com.au

20. 40ft Containers:
The Workhorse Of International
Shipping

21. Outside Inside
Length 12.19m (40 ft) 12.01m (39.39 ft)
Width 2.44m (8.00 ft) 2.35m (7.71 ft)
Height 2.90m (9.50 ft) 2.69m (8.82 ft)
67.6sqm of space
this container is the workhorse
of the international shipping
trade Feature

32. Container Interiors

33. Floor plan

54. Case Studies: One
Shigeru Ban
Onagawa
Japan
Temporary Shipping Container Housing
After the2011
earthquake and tsunami

66. Case Studies: Two
Temporary Shipping Container
Shopping Mall
After the2011
earthquake in Christchurch
New Zealand

71. Case Studies: Three
31 Shipping Container House
By ZieglerBuild

91. http://shippingcontainerhomesaustralia.com.au

92. Project 3:
Shipping Container Design:
Your Brief:
Your client is based as an engineering consultant
in the mining industry and moves often from
site to site.
(Refer to Brief hand out)

93. Minimum requirements are:
• A sleeping area with a queen size bed as his wife often
comes to stay and that can convert into a relaxing area
when required.
• Kitchenette
• Storage cupboards
• Dining for two
• Lounging area for 4
• Bathroom with shower, basin and toilet.
• Sliding doors on to a covered outdoor area
• Window placement
• HAVC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning)

94. The final placement for the container:
• Home office/ Work place