Shipping container home in Ecuador dismantles like a clock for easy transport

Architect duo <a href="http://arquitectodanielmorenoflores.blogspot.com.ar/" target="_blank">Daniel Moreno Flores</a> and Sebastian Calero built this <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/industrial-chic/" target="_blank">industrial-chic</a> home using seven <a href="http://inhabitat.com/?s=shipping+container" target="_blank">repurposed shipping containers</a>. Located on a green flat area in Pichincha, Ecuador, the "RDP House" reflects the client's passion for mechanics, motorbikes and cars, but its rough and ready utilitarian style is interrupted by wooden interiors and glazed walls that connect the interior with the outdoors.

The owner of this home has a passion for metal and mechanics.

That passion translated into his repurposed container home.

The containers' exterior skin paint was removed to highlight its history.

Large windows and patios bring the outdoors in.

The interiors were painted white or covered with light wood.

The house comprises seven containers.

It is dismantled and moved with ease.

When the owner of this home was a kid he wanted to decipher the mechanisms of old clocks; as he grew older, his passion for mechanics continued with motorbikes and landrovers. So it’s natural that he wanted a utilitarian home he could also dismantle just like the elements of a clock. The whole house is designed for disassembly, meaning it can be broken into modules and transported to a different location if necessary....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/shipping-container-home-in-ecuador-dismantles-like-a-clock-for-easy-transport/'>READ ARTICLE</a>