Container Houses: From Alternative to Mainstream

In the UK and the Netherlands, container houses appeared earlier. A container hotel in London is assembled from 91 special containers. The interior is no different from that of ordinary hotels. The unique structure has also become a trend and fashion pioneer. The Amsterdam student apartment in the Netherlands is composed of 1,000 40-foot boxes. The uniform red exterior has also become one of the local characteristic buildings.

In China, container houses, as a prefabricated house, are not a priority for related companies to present fashion and trends. The domestic market places more emphasis on their convenience in meeting living needs. Especially those places that need to build a large number of houses in a short period of time provide a broad space for the scale application of container houses. Some domestic companies have taken the construction of container houses as one of the key development directions. Low investment and high returns are the two main reasons for the birth of container house 'developers

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Mainstream features of alternative buildings

Compared with those monolithic urban forests built with reinforced concrete, these livable container houses are more like urban The 'alternative space' of the city is free between the cities, which can be temporarily stable, or can be moved and relocated at any time. This is in line with the living needs of some people.

In fact, container houses have many advantages and functions that traditional buildings do not have, such as hotels, resorts, outdoor camps, holiday villas, motels, toilets, cafes, convenience stores, rest Pavilion, etc. If such buildings are built in the traditional way, the construction is time-consuming and expensive, and cannot immediately meet the urgent needs of the market. Affected by factors such as outdoor sports venues and the environment, there are also high requirements for related supporting facilities. The emergence of container buildings and modular houses can fill this market gap with convenient advantages and seize the opportunity.

As a producer of container houses, it can be active in the residential, commercial and tourist real estate markets as an 'alternative' developer. While providing convenience, the low-carbon characteristics of container houses also make the development and growth of the container house market more timely.

Compared with traditional houses, the low-carbon advantages of container houses are very obvious. Since the container house is manufactured in the factory, it can be put into use after installation on site. This model enables product manufacturing and foundation treatment to be carried out at the same time, which is basically equivalent to a simplified and compressed version of the industrialized process flow. After the rapid completion of the 'residential' construction It also saves a lot of material, human and financial resources.

These superior performances are surprising enough. This huge advantage of saving materials and reducing consumption shows that container houses are a new type of energy-saving and low-carbon buildings. Once they are recognized by people, they may be widely promoted.

In the current domestic market, the reality of the development of container houses is that the market is actively leading, and the policy is slow to follow. In some specific areas, container houses are booming. At present, in the Chinese market, the relatively mature applications are mainly concentrated in some special industries, such as meteorological monitoring, polar exploration, oil exploration, military facilities and other field logistics systems. It is almost impossible for container houses to be constructed and used on a large scale as housing. Compared with the market expansion of container house 'developers

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Exploring the market in practice

Chen Jie, executive director of the Housing Policy Research Center, School of Management, Fudan University said that this is mainly limited by land use rights question. Without land use rights, it may be built today and hanged tomorrow. For those 'developers' who are determined to make a difference in the container house market, they are not willing to reduce the expansion scope of container houses, nor do they agree with the low-end grade of container houses. On the contrary, they are surrounded by concrete buildings. It is their goal to develop this type of housing to be creative and unique.

Some companies are focusing on the booming tourism real estate, such as the development and construction of car camps. With the convenience and mobility of container houses and modular houses, they are more suitable for places with a large flow of people such as tourism. Relevant people believe that if you want to build a building with the least environmental damage, but also the most creative features and flexibility in the scenic area, then the container house is the most suitable.

Industry insiders said that with the emergence of container houses in China, the construction of relevant systems will also be promoted. If the government supports the large-scale development of container houses, the container house market will see great growth. In fact, some people are already calling on the government to introduce supporting policies for container houses.

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