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Introduction :
Methodology:
review of literatures supporting or critiquing this method of approach is examined.The paper identied that the intended housing typology to be studied is Medium-Rise Housing (MRH). After that the paper identies the various parameters on which the conventional MRH and it equivalent Container Housing are based. These parameters are: Engineering Details :structural stability incorporation of utilities (i.e. electricity, water supply, waste management, etc.) response of raw material to some natural disasters (e.g. typhoon, oods, earthquake, etc.) Thermal Comfort insulation methods alterations needed to make it more responsive in terms of natural ventilation Alteration Issues: methods and tools needed in making alterations
ever been for temporary accommodation needs, for example, storage, make-shift shops, emergency shelters and site oces. However, this concept of using shipping containers as modular building components in architecture and green prefabricated home building designs is still foreign to building practitioners and residents in third world contries . While it is uncertain where the concept of Container Housing originated or who rst thought of recycling shipping containers into structural shells of livable units, the fact remains that at present, it is a concept widely canvassed worldwide. Numerous examples may be found of utilizing this material as a stand-alone livable unit or used in combination as a Medium-Rise Building. Advocates of utilizing this material as building block for construction have enumerated its positive qualities. However, it is important to note that shipping containers, as a livable space, is not a perfect material, particularly with its responsiveness to the weather changes.
Research Question :
The study investigates whether Container Housing can be a solution to the housing needs of urban- poor settings. this is carried out through a comparison with conventional Medium-Rise Housing . Keywords: Medium-Rise Housing, shipping containers, urban poor housing
Advantages:
Strength and durability: containers are largely made of steel, aluminium,Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic or reinforced wood. Modular: ISO Containers possess an arithmetic relationship. Transportable: they are the core of the intermodal system of transport. Availability: containers are practically everywhere. On the other hand, imbalance of trade could contribute to the shortage or surplus of them depending on country to country and city to city. Cost: due to their mass production new and used shipping containers are relatively cheap.
Disadvantages
Temperature: low insulation: Containers in their standard form are prone to condensation. Labour: cutting steel requires specialised workers and sometimes residential contractors are not used to using special machinery such as cranes. Construction site: steel boxes are generally better suited to be in at than sloping sites. Building permits: most of the time buildings that use cargo containers are evaluated as non-standard structures which mean more paperwork. Cargo spillages: many of them carry toxic substances. Solvents: some solvents and sealant are used that can be harmful for human health.
UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARC 609 YEAR 2013
UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARC 609 YEAR 2013
An icon higly published and promoted,container city may be one of the most important uildings madeof steel shipping trade boxes. As can be seen in pictures, steel posts were added in order to bear the projection of the unit (yellow and pale blue containers) on both sides of the building; the same might have been done for the second level in order to avoid stresses and torsion due to wind loads.
UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARC 609 YEAR 2013
The crossbox house is a private residence built from four containers with a green garden at the top of it ..Utilizes drywall and cladding to camouage the industrial skeleton.
UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARC 609 YEAR 2013
UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARC 609 YEAR 2013
1. Engineering Details
Incorporation Of Utilities
UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARC 609 YEAR 2013
Requires good footing Needs to keep the posts and beams of the container intact May be stacked up to 8 or 9 liveable stories Usually stacked 4 or 5 stories high Pipelines are either concealed by double walls or segregated to the exterior Performs well in hurricane and earthquake-prone areas Designed for harsh environments or circumstances brought by sea voyage Does not respond well with ground moisture hence the need to be elevated
2. Thermal Comfort
Insulation Methods Natural Ventilation Issues Insulation Methods Natural Ventilation Issues
Conventional MediumRise Housing Unit No insulation Conventional Mediumrequired/applied Rise Unit cross Housing Promotes ventilation No insulation required/applied Promotes cross ventilation Conventional Medium-Rise Housing Unit
Requires insulation
3. Alteration Issues
Pre-cutting or initial Container Unit be alteration Housing of units may done in factory for a faster & cheaper option (mass production) or initial Pre-cutting If on oxy-acetylene alteration ofsite, units may be welding / cutting are done in factory for a used faster & cheaper option (mass production) If on site, oxy-acetylene welding / cutting are used
UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARC 609 YEAR 2013
Comparison Summary:
Engineering Details
Thermal Comfort
Alteration Issues
for a 5-storey building, the 2 housing types exhibit similar characteristics container housing units only requires the additional precautionary measure of elevating the unit above ground not only for flood reasons but also to keep the ground moisture from corroding the material while both may be insulated by the same means (i.e. foam insulation), the conventional unit do not actually need this insulation while the container housing unit requires it the container housing unit have the option to be prefabricated for a faster, more exact, and cheaper construction (for mass production)
UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARC 609 YEAR 2013
UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARC 609 YEAR 2013
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Shipping Containers Housing Benets. http://www.shipping-containerhousing. com. Shipping Container Standard Dimensions. http://www.shipping-containerhousing. com. Modular Builders using ISO Shipping Containers as Base Building Module. (Copyright 2002-2010). http://www.residentialshippingcontainerprimer.com. Howard, B.C. Amazing Homes and Oces Built from Shipping Containers. http://www.thedailygreen.com. Fuller, M. (2006). Building a Container House. http://www.bobvila.com.
UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ARC 609 YEAR 2013