Students Convert 8 Recycled Shipping Containers into Experimental Commune in Geneva

Students from <a href="http://www.head.hesge.ch">Geneva University of Art and Design</a> recycled 8 shipping containers to form a funky commune in Switzerland. An exploration of lifestyle choices, the project is comprised of a series of thematic modular units that take inspiration from the colors and textures prevalent during the 1970s. <a href="http://a-bureau.com/">Daniel Zamarbide from Bureau A</a> helped to guide the students as they each added their own conceptual and material touches to these strange dwellings, which were collectively placed in the university's courtyard and inhabited for a short while.

Art and design students recycled 8 shipping containers

The Commune is a cluster of themed containers that was located on campus.

Collectively the transformed materials make up the Commune

The entire project questions standard habits and behaviors, including sleep

Some students recycled automobile parts

The photographer's creative lighting contributes to the project's extraordinary mystique

Do we really need to sleep for long hours at a time? Or can we sleep in phases?

The project was inspired by the 1970s social experimentation

After the student's lived in the containers for a while on campus, the show is going on the road

This is one of the most creative uses of recycled shipping containers we have ever seen on Inhabitat

Ahh, a lovely domestic scene. Whew.