Twenty-eight containers transform orphanage in South Africa
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The project is among the more ambitious uses of shipping containers we've seen, using 28 containers in all (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
(Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
(Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
(Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Interior decor softens the effect (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Inside the vertical container mini-tower (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Inside the vertical container mini-tower (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Glancing at some of the interior shots, you'd hardly guess containers had been used (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
The shipping containers were used as dormitories and living areas for the children (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
It's remarkable the difference a well-chosen carpet can make (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
One supposes the containers came without the wooden floors (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Portholes (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Circulation area (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
A carpeted landing (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Glancing at some of the interior shots, you'd hardly guess containers had been used (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Glancing at some of the interior shots, you'd hardly guess containers had been used (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
The containers lend the orphanage a sense of fun (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Fun, decorative detail (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
The containers lend the orphanage a sense of fun (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Welcome mosaic (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Cotainers were used vertically as well as horizontally (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Decorative wall (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
The project used 28 containers in all (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Shaded patio area (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Shaded patio area (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Glazed and shuttered walls (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Glazed and shuttered walls (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
More decorative walls (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Bright colors add to the sense of fun (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
A fun, decorative detail (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Solar shading can be seen applied to the windows (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
The New Jerusalem Orphanage at dusk (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
The New Jerusalem Orphanage at dusk (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
The New Jerusalem Orphanage at dusk (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
The New Jerusalem Orphanage at dusk (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
The New Jerusalem Orphanage at dusk (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
The New Jerusalem Orphanage at dusk (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
The New Jerusalem Orphanage at dusk (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
The New Jerusalem Orphanage at dusk (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
The New Jerusalem Orphanage at dusk (Photo: Dennis Guichard, commissioned by Safintra)
Article Summary
Having last looked at a temporary use of shipping containers as building blocks, with O+A's festival backdrop Amsterdam, we're back in permanent territory (as permanent as new buildings are, that is) with 4D and A Architects' shipping container housing at New Jerusalem Orphanage at Gauteng, South Africa. The project is among the more ambitious uses of shipping containers we've seen, using 28 containers in all. Gizmag spoke briefly to its designers to find out more about it.
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