Tsai Design Studio's shipping container classroom
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The most radical addition to the container is a horizontal solar shade - an expansive second roof above the container preventing solar radiation directly arriving at the classroom's outer surfaces thanks to the buffer of air between
The most radical addition to the container is a horizontal solar shade - an expansive second roof above the container preventing solar radiation directly arriving at the classroom's outer surfaces thanks to the buffer of air between
The 39-foot (12-meter) long, 538-sq foot (50-sq m) container is living a second life as a classroom for 5-6-year old pupils at the Vissershok School, Cape Town, South Africa
An amphitheater, play area and vegetable garden have been included as part of the site
An amphitheater, play area and vegetable garden have been included as part of the site
The most radical addition to the container is a horizontal solar shade - an expansive second roof above the container preventing solar radiation directly arriving at the classroom's outer surfaces thanks to the buffer of air between
The 39-foot (12-meter) long, 538-sq foot (50-sq m) container is living a second life as a classroom for 5-6-year old pupils at the Vissershok School, Cape Town, South Africa
The most radical addition to the container is a horizontal solar shade - an expansive second roof above the container preventing solar radiation directly arriving at the classroom's outer surfaces thanks to the buffer of air between
An amphitheater, play area and vegetable garden have been included as part of the site
The most radical addition to the container is a horizontal solar shade - an expansive second roof above the container preventing solar radiation directly arriving at the classroom's outer surfaces thanks to the buffer of air between
The 39-foot (12-meter) long, 538-sq foot (50-sq m) container is living a second life as a classroom for 5-6-year old pupils at the Vissershok School, Cape Town, South Africa
The most radical addition to the container is a horizontal solar shade - an expansive second roof above the container preventing solar radiation directly arriving at the classroom's outer surfaces thanks to the buffer of air between
An amphitheater, play area and vegetable garden have been included as part of the site
Tsai Design Studio's Safmarine Container Project has seen a shipping container put to use as a classroom at a South African school
An amphitheater, play area and vegetable garden have been included as part of the site
An amphitheater, play area and vegetable garden have been included as part of the site
Article Summary
Let's be clear. The idea of recycling shipping containers as bespoke pieces of micro-architecture is by no means unique to Tsai Design Studio, but its container classroom - real, built, and in use - is no less admirable as a result.
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