Would you be willing to live in a "iron house" with exquisite interior decoration but only 10+square meters?
Wen Yingbao
Would you be willing to live in a "iron house" with exquisite interior decoration but only 10+square meters?
IKEA finally couldn't hold back and went to sell their house.
According to foreign media reports, this is a small house that looks like a container, with a total area of 17.4 square meters and a selling price of approximately 310000 yuan.
If we only look at the numbers, most people will scoff at it, after all, a space the size of an ordinary bedroom is packed with a bathroom, kitchen, bed, wardrobe, dining table... The degree of crowding inside the house is dizzying just thinking about it - can there still be even a little bit of activity space left?
But， When we saw the official model room, our old faces were slapped - it turned out that the space was like water in a sponge, squeezed... even squeezed out of the play badminton playing position.
This house is rectangular in shape, with three walls featuring continuous windows that make the interior bright and transparent, and increase the visual area
As soon as you enter, you will be in the kitchen, equipped with a washbasin and vegetable cutting table
Going inside is a double sofa and a folding table that can be used for eating and working:
Crossing the living room, we arrived at the bedroom. It is said to be a bedroom, but in fact, it can only fit one bed and a small wardrobe:
On the other side of the house, there is a rather inspiring bathroom - even though the space is small enough to be difficult to turn around, the designer still works hard to divide dry and wet areas:
In traditional beliefs, container houses are often tied to the lower class and are considered "unremarkable residences"; With the increasing density of urban population and the popularity of single and unmarried concepts, the various characteristics of container houses are gradually meeting the living needs of modern society.
Firstly, it's really cheap!
Chinese architect Zhang Haiao once stacked four containers in a staggered manner in Shanghai to form a small villa with a total area of 72 square meters.
Source: PChouse
Four boxes, totaling only 40000 yuan.
(Although the later renovation cost 350000 yuan, it was mainly for the pursuit of artistic sense. Even ordinary people can live comfortably with simple decoration...)
The low selling price of containers, coupled with the fact that only one gantry crane is needed to 'build a building', saves a lot of time, manpower, and building material costs - we finally have the opportunity to take a step forward on the road to buying a house.
Low cost does not mean inferior materials. The container is made of steel plate and has strong deformation resistance; Good sealing, at least the wall won't leak water in rainy weather.
The service life of a container is 20 years. Although it does not have the same shelf life as ordinary houses, looking back at its price of tens of thousands of yuan, there is nothing to complain about. It has already recouped its costs.
Secondly, the reduction of construction costs means that pollution will also decrease.
According to the data, replacing traditional houses with a container and omitting steps such as land development, logging, and building materials can reduce emissions of 3.5 tons of carbon dioxide.
Finally, it has a higher tolerance for site selection and stronger flexibility in appearance.
Containers stacked "casually" like Lego are simply the architects' fate, capable of dismantling every brainstorm that cement and steel cannot achieve.
In recent years, the number of Danish students has been increasing, and there are many monks and less porridge in dormitory distribution. In order to alleviate the pressure on the school, a local architectural firm came up with the idea of building "floating dormitories" on the sea surface.
The architect fastened 9 containers together to create a circular building complex that can accommodate 12 students, and placed it on a floating platform at the port - after all, containers are light and not afraid of sinking.
The "white succulent" located in a desert in California, USA, is a peculiar phenomenon in the construction industry——
N stacked containers with interconnected tails not only enhance the privacy of bedrooms, studios, and other areas, but also ensure maximum visibility in each location.
From an indoor perspective, the house's intricate design can serve as a defense against invaders in the desolate desert. At the very least, it takes a while for a stranger to break in and discover their hiding owner.
This gave the police enough time to rush over.
Compared to the high-profile display of "white succulent", the "invisible residence" designed by Belgian architectural studio COTOOP is striving to be more low-key - hoping that no one can see it.
The residence is made up of two shipping containers, with transparent glass used for doors and windows, and reflective mirror aluminum panels pasted on all other exterior walls, presenting an effect of blending with the blue sky and white clouds.
The architect once explained the design concept as follows: "We attempt to create an area that is as invisible as possible, minimizing human presence and maximizing the impact of natural landscapes
Moving into a container is a new idea for us who pursue efficient and free living (mainly because we cannot afford a large apartment).
In the past, we had a prejudice against containers, mainly because we hated the simple interior decoration and the rusty "walls". But when it also had french window, wooden floors and ins full of furniture, would you consider buying one?
