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Bharati Research Station by Bof ArchitektenAny building destined for Antarctica's frigid frontier has to be really tough so <a href="http://www.bof-architekten.de/">Bof Architekten</a> built India's massive Bharathi Research Station out of 134 rugged, prefab containers. Restricted by extreme weather conditions and long travel distances, the Hamburg-based design firm wrapped the massive <a href="https://inhabitat.com/200-chinese-workers-erect-a-30-storey-prefabricated-hotel-in-just-15-days-video/">prefabricated building</a> in a special aluminum skin that can withstand powerful winds, below 40 degree Celsius temperatures, blizzards, snow, and unfathomable thermal and mechanical loads. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharathi_(research_station)">The Bharathi Research Station</a> traveled 3,231 miles from Germany to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica">Antarctica</a> via Cape Town, which is why the designer opted for prefab construction that can be easily assembled and disassembled - first at the Duisburg test site and then in its final destination....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/indias-bharathi-antarctic-research-station-is-made-from-134-prefab-containers/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Bharati Research Station by Bof ArchitektenAny building destined for Antarctica's frigid frontier has to be really tough so <a href="http://www.bof-architekten.de/">Bof Architekten</a> built India's massive Bharathi Research Station out of 134 rugged, prefab containers. Restricted by extreme weather conditions and long travel distances, the Hamburg-based design firm wrapped the massive <a href="https://inhabitat.com/200-chinese-workers-erect-a-30-storey-prefabricated-hotel-in-just-15-days-video/">prefabricated building</a> in a special aluminum skin that can withstand powerful winds, below 40 degree Celsius temperatures, blizzards, snow, and unfathomable thermal and mechanical loads. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharathi_(research_station)">The Bharathi Research Station</a> traveled 3,231 miles from Germany to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctica">Antarctica</a> via Cape Town, which is why the designer opted for prefab construction that can be easily assembled and disassembled - first at the Duisburg test site and then in its final destination....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/indias-bharathi-antarctic-research-station-is-made-from-134-prefab-containers/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2