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- Flying Box House by 2A DesignWhen French architecture firm <a href="https://www.facebook.com/2adesignarchitectes/" target="_blank">2A Design</a> was commissioned to design a small home on a tight budget, they turned to cargotecture as a low-cost solution that wouldn’t sacrifice style. Located in the French village of Orgères, near Rennes, the angular white building, called the Flying Box house, is constructed from converted <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/shipping-container/" target="_blank">shipping containers</a>. The building was prefabricated off-site, with help from local company <a href="http://b3-ecodesign.com" target="_blank">B3 Ecodesign</a>, to match the size of the small plot, allowing for a quick assembly and installation time of just three months.1
- Flying Box House by 2A DesignThe asymmetrical Flying Box House is split into three levels, each of which is 100 square meters in size.2
- Flying Box House by 2A DesignThe ground floor, which sits on challenging sloped terrain, serves mainly as a covered parking area for two cars and also comprises a sewing studio, laundry room, and utility spaces.3
- Flying Box House by 2A DesignTwo bedrooms and the communal spaces, such like the open-plan living room, kitchen, and dining area, are located on the upper floor.4
- Flying Box House by 2A DesignThe topmost floor contains the master bedroom that steps out to a large landscaped patio.5
- Flying Box House by 2A Design"The superposition of those different sequences shapes the house,” write the architects. “Now we are able on this little plot to organise a complete programme of the desired urban villa."6
- Flying Box House by 2A DesignNatural light streams into the interior through the two large bands of windows on the second floor and through the third floor patio doors.7
- Flying Box House by 2A DesignThe building was prefabricated off-site, with help from local company B3 Ecodesign, to match the size of the small plot, allowing for a quick assembly and installation time of just three months.8
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