STUDY ON THE USE OF SHIPPING CONTAINER AS A SUBSTITUE FOR A KIOSK

STUDY ON THE USE OF SHIPPING CONTAINER

AS A SUBSTITUE FOR A KIOSK

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I. ABSTRACT

This research focuses on understanding the design features of the shipping containers and the

challenges faced by them. It highlights the creation of a compact dwelling concept for commercial

dwellings. The goal of this study was to look into the challenge of aesthetics faced by the shipping

containers. The study concentrates on the organisation of container booths from an interior design

standpoint, including their visual aesthetics, visual brand identity, and space use and organisation.

The research has been done based on extensive research on existing research papers related to

shipping container architecture. The Author selected the case study based on the availability of visual

information of the said container dwelling. A container café in Australia has been selected for the

purpose of analysis of aesthetics, countering the main challenge faced while designing the shipping

containers. The external form and function of the container booth have been assessed in a tabular

manner. The research has been limited to aesthetics as it wasn’t possible to acquire physical data to learn

about the thermal comfort assessment, sustainability factor, life cycle assessment etc.

This study aims to look at the data on shipping container design to understand its feasibility,

benefits, and drawbacks when used as a shipping container dwelling. The extensive literature study lays

a foundation for a better understanding of the mechanism, the design elements, the design challenges,

the design achievements of the shipping container architecture and its societal impact on housing issues.

The tabular analysis gives us an inference to face the challenge of aesthetics using shipping containers

for commercial purposes and use it effectively for branding rightly.

Keywords: SHIPPING CONTAINER ARCHITECTURE, KIOSK DESIGN, COMMERCIAL

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II. TABLE OF CONTENTS

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III. BODY

1. CAN A SHIPPING CONTAINER BE CONVERTED INTO AN AESTHTIC CAFÉ?

2. INTRODUCTION

Many countries have been involved in exporting and importing goods via sea through a global

transportation network. The goods are exported or imported through a prefabricated structure called

a Shipping container. They have been used extensively for the transportation of goods by sea. The

transportation cost of returning these containers is higher than buying a new container. Hence they

often remain idle in ports. The easy availability of the shipping container has led to utilising the

container in multiple creative ways as Refurbishing these containers consumes approximately 400

kWh of electricity, which is much less than 8000 kWh, required to melt the containers. The

technological advancements in recent years have only pushed the development further to convert the

containers into classrooms, houses, cafes, buildings and so on all around the world. This, in turn, has

turned advantageous and reduced the burden of filling up the landfill.

The majority of people do not believe that shipping containers can be utilised in construction. In

traditional construction, repurposing shipping containers for construction lowers the requirement for

most new supplies. Containers are well-known for being made in conventional dimensions with

some built-in features, making them a great modular component.The use of prefabricated shipping

containers as an alternative for traditional timber-framed building has recently become popular.

According to the study  this has resulted in a significant reduction in embodied energy when

compared to conventional construction. Reusing shipping containers is the pinnacle of sustainability,

requiring significantly fewer materials and embodied energy than any other type of structure.

It is commonly referred to as a "shipping container" when used for shipping. However, it can also be

referred to as an "ISO container," "Conex box," or "cargo container." it is an Intermodal Steel

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Building Unit when used as a construction material (ISBU). Weathering steel is used to make cargo

containers. Alloying components in weathering steel affect the materials' corrosion resistance.
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