Container Project

 Container Project

This week we did not have an assigned reading, instead, we focused solely on our container projects. This consisted of creating a finalized plan based off our bubble diagrams, block diagrams, adjacency matrix, and precedent studies. While this project is very open to our interpretation of what a container home should look like, it still prevented its challenges, at least for me.

Conceptual Design

This project, unlike some previous ones, was not as restrictive and placed a lot of emphasis on how we as the designers would create and utilize such a space. The approach I took into this project consisted of creating a home that provide its occupants with shelter, space, and a sense of warmth. To anyone outside the design world that may sound very vague, however, these concepts are achieved through various materials, colors, and textures. 

Starting with the layout of the space, we were assigned the task of determining how many shipping containers we wanted to utilize and their sizes. At the moment, I am using two 40' x 8' shipping containers and configuring them in a way that displays an open concept, excess storage, and a relationship with nature. These can be seen below in my bubble diagrams.


Challenges

While every project will not be perfect, I expected this one to be a bit easier because its requirements were so flexible and open-ended. However, once drawing out my bubble diagrams I realized that adding a third shipping container would not only be helpful in creating the open concept I planned on but can lead me to experimenting with providing more features, or luxuries, to the occupants. This had me going back to my original adjacency matrix, as seen below, and identifying what I can add and what I needed to keep within my home.



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