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“In Providence, R.I., designers have constructed what may be the first permanent, multistory office building in the United States made entirely from shipping containers.”
“‘Our mantra was let the container be a container whenever possible. So we don’t hide the dings,’” [owner Peter] Case says.
“Dings and all, the building cost $1.8 million — half the cost of his original plans for a conventional building, which Case scrapped when the economy tanked.”
Full story: Building An Office Of Shipping Containers : NPR
Earlier Unconsumption posts about cargo shipping container conversions can be found here and here.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l97h4dQOZc1qzv12bo1_500.jpg)
“In Providence, R.I., designers have constructed what may be the first permanent, multistory office building in the United States made entirely from shipping containers.”
“‘Our mantra was let the container be a container whenever possible. So we don’t hide the dings,’” [owner Peter] Case says.
“Dings and all, the building cost $1.8 million — half the cost of his original plans for a conventional building, which Case scrapped when the economy tanked.”
Full story: Building An Office Of Shipping Containers : NPR
Earlier Unconsumption posts about cargo shipping container conversions can be found here and here.
