The Observation Deck

Container City

Container Construction. A complex built 4 to 8 stories high could easily accomodate arrays ofwind turbine generators at the top. Or rooftop patios. Or both.

Notice these "container cities" sport an outward Aeshetic appearance similar to the upcoming new development in Lakewood. I have trouble deciding which looks more like something a Mcdonald's Happy Meal is served in.

ryan costa wrote:Container City

Container Construction. A complex built 4 to 8 stories high could easily accomodate arrays of wind turbine generators at the top. Or rooftop patios. Or both.

Notice these "container cities" sport an outward Aeshetic appearance similar to the upcoming new development in Lakewood. I have trouble deciding which looks more like something a Mcdonald's Happy Meal is served in.

This is the conclusion you are jumping to. Geometric shapes that happen to be rectangular and arranged vertically in a familiar format to condominiums which is that of multiple family housing. I doubt if the Cliffs project would paint it's facade in primary colors, use containers for materials or appeal to the artist community- based on the property value and ammenities.

I actually like the container city idea. I also recognize that apples differ from oranges in many ways.

Jim/Ryan

It takes me back to Habitat that was introduced at Expo 67 in Montreal. It blew me away then. And it was still going strong ten years ago.

Imagine this built against a cliff.





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What is old is new again

Those "Container Cities" are artist housing and I think they're kind of cool...

There's on in Scotland that's quite green... http://www.containercity.com/CCCove_project.htm.

There are a few houses made of refurbished old railroad cars in the area. I don't remember where.

I believe it's called thinking "inside the box."

dl meckes wrote:I believe it's called thinking "inside the box."

Indeed. I live in a huge port city. There are loads of containers coming in and out of here. I have to check out whether these can be purchased - this concept might have solved my dilemma of retirement living and having enough studio space for creating art.

While I still don't see any real corellation to the Cliffs, thanks Ryan for the original link to container city. Great idea!

they are great for vertical stacking.

In the 80s people used to purchase modular Hamster cages and connect them into elaborate hamster colonies. It would be cool to do the same thing with refurbished aircraft fuselages. They are very well insulated.

ryan costa wrote:they are great for vertical stacking.

In the 80s people used to purchase modular Hamster cages and connect them into elaborate hamster colonies. It would be cool to do the same thing with refurbished aircraft fuselages. They are very well insulated.

In San Francisco the homeless used to rent bike boxes from the city. I think the charge was $25.00 a month. Maybe we could bring that to Lakewood too.


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the empty storefronts concentrated on western Madison and elsewhere would make decent living spaces. Instead of expensively converting them to trendy lofts, it would be better to simply throw out the zoning and housing codes and just let tenants brick up the front windows.

ryan costa wrote:the empty storefronts concentrated on western Madison and elsewhere would make decent living spaces. Instead of expensively converting them to trendy lofts, it would be better to simply throw out the zoning and housing codes and just let tenants brick up the front windows.

This was done in Birdtown and we lost some really sweet corner bars and delis. Now you walk by the bricked in storefront and wonder why.


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