
LOT-EK upcycles 140 shipping containers into an apartment complex in South Africa
A massive, modular residential building has risen in Johannesburg, South Africa with aims of revitalizing Maboneng...

The Cubes: LOT-EK unveils futuristic shipping container structure for Socrates Sculpture Park
A futuristic new shipping container building is coming to Socrates Sculpture Park. In celebration of the park’s...

Repurposed shipping containers inject funky and unexpected color to a historic home renovation
Artist Markus Linnenbrink and his wife, gallerist Cindy Rucker, commissioned LOT-EK to renovate the existing two-level...

LOT-EK Proposes Resilient DUNE CO-HABITAT to Defend Against Flooding in the Rockaways
DUNE CO-HABITAT combines ecological design into a public and semi-public open space network to create an environment...

PHOTOS: Unusual Wedge-Shaped Shipping Container Townhouse Rises in Brooklyn
According to LOT-EK, the Carroll House was erected from a stack of 21 shipping containers that was "then cut diagonally...

PHOTOS: Daring Shipping Container House Boasts a Dramatically Sliced Profile
It looks like Williamsburg's original shipping container home has got some competition. The Carroll House, designed...

Dramatically Sliced Carroll House Shipping Container Home Rises in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
The diagonally-cut building will have a striking, sloped profile that rises out of the ground up to three stories...

LOT-EK Unveils Plans for Solar Taichung Cultural Center Made from 1,620 Recycled Shipping Containers
LOT-EK chose to use recycled shipping containers in their Taichung City Cultural Center proposal due to the modular...

Pier 57 "Incubox" Shipping Container Mall Approved by City Council
The project features sixty shipping container shops that will bring retail appeal to the former shipping industry...

LOT-EK's Sanlitun South is an Urban Shipping Container Village in Beijing
LOT-EK's Sunlitan South is one part of a larger retail and living center in Beijing. Master planned by The Oval...

PHOTOS: Whitney Museum Adds a New Shipping Container Art Studio Designed by LOT-EK
The Whitney Studio shipping containers are stacked to form a two-level structure measuring 20x20x20 feet. The volume...

Mobile Shipping Container Studio by LOT-EK Takes Over the Whitney Museum Sculpture Court
Constructed from six disused shipping containers, the Whitney Studio will bring 472 square feet of space for unique...

7 Amazing Green Bookstores and Libraries from Around the World
Selexyz Dominicanen Bookstore El Ateneo Grand Splendid Bookstore 24-Hour Library Built from 1,000 Empty Beer...

Petroleum Tank Turned into Futuristic Loft Sleeping Pod and Loo
To make the most of the material, LOT-EK cut the tank into two sections. The first section was placed horizontally...

LOT-EK Wins AIA New York Chapter’s Design Award 2011 for APAP Shipping Container Art School
LOT-EK’s design for the Open School focused on activating the open space at the river edge. Set on a site that...