Life in cargo containers in French

Residential Building of the containers in France

French architect Patrick Partouche has completed construction of single family homes, using the eight containers. This project was built in the town of Lille, France.

The house has turned out a very comfortable and spacious, the total area of ​​208 square meters of dwelling. meters. From the huge windows offer magnificent views of the rural field. Original shutters, walls can turn the house into an impregnable fortress. In the case of leaving the owners, their refuge is fully protected. However, the owners of the house using these designs only to protect the interior from the sun.

All construction is based on reinforced concrete foundation. The assembly of the structure took exactly 3 days. Containers, which are commonly used for shipping goods delivered to site on special trucks to the platforms. And on the ground have only put all the pieces with the help of a crane.

All guests of the French miracle, like most bay windows. Despite the fact that the house has a large glass facades, it is quite warm. The exterior of the dwelling is fully consistent with local traditions, but the interior - the result of the desire of customers.

Red wood and metal - the basic elements of decoration

Metal transitions preserve the marine and cargo style

The second child

The interior of the bathroom

Shipping containers to the construction site

Installation of container on the foundation

Assembling the container with tap

The entire assembly took 3 days

Big-wall shutters protect from the sun

The owner home closes

Hall and dining room

The cozy dining room

Elements of interior design

spiral staircase

wonderful Little Houses of the World

 Very nice and neat little houses, like a fairy tale!
Having been so close to the house want to stay there:)

 Thatched roof (thatch) - not uncommon in the English private sector and over the years are gaining in popularity. For the manufacture of environmentally friendly thatched roof using water reed and wheat straw dlinnostebelnoy.

 The tradition of thatched roofs is rooted in the mists of time. In the old thatched roofs were most common in England. Even the famous London's Globe Theatre, where in the 17th century were premieres of plays by Shakespeare, was covered with straw.

 Eventually, when there was shingles and other roofing materials, thatched roofs are a sign of poverty and started to leave the goods, especially in cities.

In accordance with the principle of "everything is new - is well forgotten old" again, the fashion on the thatched roof. And, unlike old times, now it's not a sign of poverty, but rather, as thatch roof - not a cheap very fun.

 The roof of straw of good quality, made by a qualified service technician can last 45-50 years.

 By tradition, a new layer of straw placed on the old, it created the accumulation of thick layers on old buildings. At more than 250 roofs in England is the main lower layers of straw, put more than 500 years ago. This gives the opportunity to learn what types of materials used in the medieval period.