container designs
We can offer a number of standardized solutions, as can be seen in the products section. But it might be necessary for a specific project to get a specific solution. Tempohousing can offer this as well. Our in house design team can develop solutions to specific situations.
Even though we have many standardized elements in our designs these can be altered at costumers request. Our standard elements are:
- the bathroom, which contains an specially designed floor with anti-slip top layer and an integrated shower base.
- the pipes & ducts conduit, which contains all vertical transport of mains and waste and ventilation.
- side windows with the width of one container wall section.
- the front/back facade, covering the whole front or back of the container.
- balconies, which can be hung on every container and do not require extra load bearing elements to support them.
- galeries, which can be hung on the containers. These do need some columns for support.
Possibilities and restrictions
Although a lot is possible, not everything is easy to realise. There are a couple of things to keep in mind.
It is possible to stack containers easily. Fully equipped, they weigh approximately 6000 kg and can be hoisted up with standard solutions. On most soils it is possible to stack the containers up to 3 layers with just foundation slabs. Special pits will have to be made for the mains.
If the construction height exceeds three layers, a pile foundation will most probably have to be made. The containers can be stacked up to five layers without extra effort. Above that height local building regulations might ask for extra stability features.
When stacking the containers, staircases will have to be made as well. We offer standardized 20' staircase containers. These can be stacked up in the same fashion as the other units. Since elevators, most of the time are subject to specific local demands we do not offer a standard solution for that. We will tailor make this to local requirements.
Our standard solution for thermal insulation works with a 'cold structure'. This means that the load bearing structure, the steel outer hull of the container, is on the outside of the insulation. When a curtain wall is chosen for, this can be switched to a 'warm structure' setup, meaning that the insulation is between the curtain wall and the container walls. The advantage of this is that the inner dimensions are a bit bigger and it is easier to combine two or more containers into one space, apartment or office. With some restrictions regarding the stability of the structure, walls can than be welded out at will without having to wind and water proof and insulate the walls again. This adds to the flexibility of the containers.
Curtain walls are, however, somewhat more expensive than the standard solution. In the standard products are some double container solutions which make use of the cold structure setup. These are a bit less flexible than the above mentioned, but can be altered to customer demand.
It is possible to use open space between two separated containers in most models.