modular building
The housing system of Tempohousing is based on the principle that the units are similar to shipping containers, so the transport options are universal. Universal means: they could be produced anywhere and they can be reused or resold to any other place in the world. The container sizes are defined in ISO standard: 8 ft (2,4 m) wide, 40 ft long (12 m) and 8'6'' high (2,6 m). In these sizes there are a few variations (higher units: 9'6'' ("high cube") and longer units 45 ft (13,5m) and for some – not Europe - markets 53 ft (16 m).
The designs of Tempohousing are all based on 8 or 16 ft wide (2,4 or 4,8 m) and 40 or 45 ft (12 or 13,5) long. These are the most efficient designs. For some customers we have developed designs with 3 or 4 units side by side, but this is an exception. The beauty of the Tempohousing system is its simplicity. Of course we can cut up the steel shells and build the castle of your dreams but we prefer to stick to the standard models.
A few units do not make a serious building and to make the step from single units to a building, much more is needed. Please read building a modular project and modular designs for some examples. Pictures of our factories can be found under unit production.
