Comments on: Stacked Shipping Container Sugoroku Office Pops up in Japan http://inhabitat.com/sugoroku-office-is-a-temporary-playful-stack-of-shipping-containers-in-japan/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Mon, 20 May 2013 06:38:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Kai at ShelterKraft http://inhabitat.com/sugoroku-office-is-a-temporary-playful-stack-of-shipping-containers-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-380709 Kai at ShelterKraft Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:42:55 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=370161#comment-380709 I love the idea of solid portable buildings like this! But I find it a bit curious that they felt the need to build a structural grid to hold up and stack the containers when the containers themselves are meant to be stacked 8 to 10 high on ships. Even with seismic/wind loading and incorporating elements such as balconies, stairs and open areas, I would come up with design/engineering solutions that don't rely on an external grid structure. This is precisely what our own portable production fabrication/office structures are about. ~ shelterkraft I love the idea of solid portable buildings like this!

But I find it a bit curious that they felt the need to build a structural grid to hold up and stack the containers when the containers themselves are meant to be stacked 8 to 10 high on ships. Even with seismic/wind loading and incorporating elements such as balconies, stairs and open areas, I would come up with design/engineering solutions that don’t rely on an external grid structure. This is precisely what our own portable production fabrication/office structures are about. ~ shelterkraft

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