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Explore examples of shipping-container architecture on our new Pinterest board

Architects are increasingly proposing new architectural uses for shipping containers, such as replacing slum housing with skyscrapers formed from the stacked metal boxes and forming staircases by balancing them at an angle. We've collected together the best shipping-container projects, both realised and proposed, from the pages of Dezeen and pinned them to a new Pinterest board.

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Ross Bryant | 23 August 2015 | Leave a comment
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Timber sunshade becomes a viewing deck for retreat near Saint-Tropez by Jak Studio

A timber sunshade folds in on itself to form a balcony for this nautical-inspired house overlooking the Mediterranean sea near Saint-Tropez, designed by London architecture office Jak Studio (+ slideshow). More about Timber sunshade becomes a viewing deck for retreat near Saint-Tropez by Jak Studio

Luke Tebbutt | 22 August 2015 | Leave a comment
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Copenhagen bridge by Olafur Eliasson is designed to resemble ship masts

Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has created a bridge spanning a Copenhagen canal, which features a series of wire masts based on ships' rigging (+ slideshow). More about Copenhagen bridge by Olafur Eliasson is designed to resemble ship masts

Jessica Mairs | 22 August 2015 | 1 comment
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Archipl-Architects converts former washing machine factory into light-filled workplace

Archipl-Architects has converted a 19th-century factory into the regional headquarters for a care home in Ghent, Belgium (+ slideshow). More about Archipl-Architects converts former washing machine factory into light-filled workplace

Jessica Mairs | 22 August 2015 | 2 comments
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Origami Pool House by Made Group features a faceted timber ceiling

Australian studio Made Group has completed a pool house for a Melbourne home with a faceted timber ceiling inspired by origami (+ slideshow). More about Origami Pool House by Made Group features a faceted timber ceiling

Luke Tebbutt | 22 August 2015 | 2 comments
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Fuse Atelier's House in Tsudanuma brings light in through a perforated concrete facade

Square and circular holes puncture the concrete facade of this house in Japan by Fuse Atelier, allowing light to filter through to five small terraces concealed behind (+ movie). More about Fuse Atelier's House in Tsudanuma brings light in through a perforated concrete facade

Luke Tebbutt | 21 August 2015 | 14 comments
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Postmodern architecture: Piazza d'Italia, New Orleans by Charles Moore

Pomo summer: the Piazza d'Italia in New Orleans, designed by Charles Moore, is one of the few icons of Postmodern architecture that isn't a building, and is next in our summer season on Postmodernism. More about Postmodern architecture: Piazza d'Italia, New Orleans by Charles Moore

Alan G Brake | 21 August 2015 | 4 comments
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Mexican architects to create public park in the centre of a busy Mexico City road

Fernando Romero and two other Mexican architects have unveiled plans to transform Mexico City's Avenida Chapultepec into a public park featuring trees, cafe plazas, a raised promenade and water features. More about Mexican architects to create public park in the centre of a busy Mexico City road

Amy Frearson | 21 August 2015 | 5 comments
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Transparent swimming pool to bridge Indian tower blocks 12 storeys up

Developers in London claim to be building the world's first sky pool, but an even more extreme suspended glass-bottomed swimming pool is already underway in India (+ movie). More about Transparent swimming pool to bridge Indian tower blocks 12 storeys up

Emma Tucker | 21 August 2015 | 7 comments
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Hollmén Reuter Sandman uses local materials and motifs for Kilimanjaro women's refuge

The culture, climate and resources of Tanzania's Kilimanjaro region informed the design of this refuge for victims of domestic violence, made up of various yellow buildings arranged around a courtyard (+ slideshow). More about Hollmén Reuter Sandman uses local materials and motifs for Kilimanjaro women's refuge

Alyn Griffiths | 21 August 2015 | 3 comments
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The Wild Thing is a "creature-like" cabin that stands tall above a Latvian wildflower meadow

The sides of this 4.5 metre-high stilted cabin lift open to offer inhabitants an uninterrupted view of the Latvian landscape (+ slideshow). More about The Wild Thing is a "creature-like" cabin that stands tall above a Latvian wildflower meadow

Alice Morby | 21 August 2015 | 1 comment
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Plywood and oak rooms feature inside renovated former home of Black Beauty author Anna Sewell

Bradley Van Der Straeten Architects has created a plywood and oak residence within a Stoke Newington coach house that was once the home of Anna Sewell, the author of the Black Beauty novel. More about Plywood and oak rooms feature inside renovated former home of Black Beauty author Anna Sewell

Jessica Mairs | 21 August 2015 | 3 comments
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Seoul apartment block by Archihood WXY features tunnel-like balconies and gabled corners

This Seoul residential block was designed by local studio Archihood WXY to look like a cluster of four buildings, with each facade featuring a gabled profile in just one corner (+ slideshow). More about Seoul apartment block by Archihood WXY features tunnel-like balconies and gabled corners

Jessica Mairs | 21 August 2015 | 3 comments
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Arquitectonica creates waterfront tower in Miami with a sculptural facade

American firm Arquitectonica has completed a residential tower in Miami with a crinkled facade and a public park that passes underneath the raised building (+ slideshow). More about Arquitectonica creates waterfront tower in Miami with a sculptural facade

Jenna McKnight | 20 August 2015 | 1 comment
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"Postmodernism will not be forgiven lightly for what it did to architectural culture"

Pomo summer: Postmodernism is still shaping contemporary architecture, says Owen Hatherley, but its impact on social housing is an unforgivable legacy. More about "Postmodernism will not be forgiven lightly for what it did to architectural culture"

Owen Hatherley | 20 August 2015 | 3 comments
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Zaha Hadid's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion set the bar for what followed, says Julia Peyton-Jones

Movie: next up in our exclusive video series celebrating the 15th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, gallery director Julia Peyton-Jones looks back at how Zaha Hadid's marquee from 2000 launched the annual commission. More about Zaha Hadid's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion set the bar for what followed, says Julia Peyton-Jones

Benedict Hobson | 20 August 2015 | 1 comment
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MVRDV used pixellated forms to make DNB Bank "human and approachable" says Winy Maas

Winy Maas of MVRDV explains how his design for a "big building composed of mini units" created a headquarters for Norway's DNB Bank interspersed with indoor and outdoor meeting places, in the penultimate movie from our exclusive series (+ movie). More about MVRDV used pixellated forms to make DNB Bank "human and approachable" says Winy Maas

Amy Frearson | 20 August 2015 | 4 comments
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Jack Woolley's Spiral House is hidden behind a simple brick wall

A brick wall almost completely conceals this small courtyard house that London architect Jack Woolley has completed on a former garden site in south London (+ slideshow). More about Jack Woolley's Spiral House is hidden behind a simple brick wall

Amy Frearson | 20 August 2015 | 9 comments
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CRG Architects unveils concept for shipping container skyscrapers

CRG Architects has unveiled a proposal to replace slum housing with a pair of skyscrapers comprising stacks of brightly coloured shipping containers. More about CRG Architects unveils concept for shipping container skyscrapers

Jessica Mairs | 20 August 2015 | 31 comments
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Arch Studio transforms Beijing hutong into tea house with curving glass courtyards

Curving glass walls enclose bamboo-planted courtyards in this tea house, which occupies a formerly derelict building complex in one Beijing's ancient neighbourhoods (+ slideshow). More about Arch Studio transforms Beijing hutong into tea house with curving glass courtyards

Jessica Mairs | 20 August 2015 | 4 comments

Delavegacanolasso finishes home in Madrid with tactile material palette

Anastasiia Tempynska transforms former embassy into "gallery-like" Kyiv showroom

Jihyun Kim uses gloop glaze to create "gravity-defying" Salty Fairy Ring ceramics

"Quietly magical" Toronto cafe provides family-friendly third place

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