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Ireland Built Its First Shipping Home Container In 3 Days To House The Homeless
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In Ireland, a shipping container home was donated to the St. Vincent de Paul charity and will soon be used as a sanctuary to house the homeless.
Designed by the Architectural firm Ceardean Architects, the project was built by a 60-person team of contractors and craftsman and was finished in a period of just 3 short days.
Derek Treneman, a designer with the firm, commented that one of the main aims of the project was to serve as a "prototype" for communities looking for new and affordable ways of easing the housing crisis.
Credit: JetsonGreen.com
Credit: JetsonGreen.com
According to the website JetsenGreen:
"They will be releasing the plans to encourage other such DIY projects, and Trenaman hopes that it will bring a community's plumbers, welders, plasterers, and others together to build more such homes, working in a reciprocal way."
The shelter was built using a single 40-foot by 10-foot shipping container, with a 9-foot 6-inch ceiling.
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A living room and fully functional kitchen takes up about half of the cargo home. Adjacent is the bedroom, near the bathroom with a shower. This home is spacious enough for a bunk bed and a wardrobe, and also offers a blissful deck to relax on.
In addition, the shipping container home was fitted with a 30-foot (9-meter) window which allows in plenty of natural daylight. The structure is able to house six people, but would no doubt be more comfortable for a single family
As you can see from the photos, three days of work definitely transformed it into a humble abode almost anyone would be happy to call 'home'.