The Kiwi Bach (or in New Zealand a small holiday home) has been reinvented by the Architects Bonnifait + Giesen and Atelierworkshop. This prototype Shipping Container Home was manufactured in Hangzhou China and shipped to New Zealand where it is now a part of the permanent collection at the Puke Ariki Museum, New Plymouth. (more…)
I happened to be passing through Auckland, New Zealand last week during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. “Party Central” a huge plaza area with massive video screens, beer tents, merchandising gear, and beer swilling rugby fans is located at Queens Wharf, Auckland. (more…)
Stack nine shipping containers on top of each other, add in some cool multimedia interfaces and staff it with helpful, waterfront aficionados and you have the new visitors kiosk in Karanga Plaza, Wynard Wharf on the Auckland Waterfront. (more…)
We’re always excited to see architects reuse industrial materials, and in the prefab world there’s no match for the simplicity, low cost, and customization capabilities of the stalwart shipping container. We’ve covered several ways that architects have up-cycled the durable containers into industrial-chic living spaces, and this incredible home in Wellington, New Zealand, is the latest container redux to catch our eye. Composed of three slate grey containers stacked up like blocks beside a hilltop, it strikes the perfect balance between ruggedly engineered construction and clean modern form. (more…)
