The main applications of container houses

1 Container terminal and its surrounding areas

Container housing first appeared in container terminals. Container terminal is a product of high industrialization, the terminal facilities are generally reinforced concrete structure or steel structure of permanent buildings, while the logistic facilities concentrated in the periphery of the terminal are much simpler, mostly simple movable houses. The parking lot for container trucks and the site used for stacking empty containers and repairing containers are the logistic land of the terminal, and the related auxiliary facilities (such as offices, dispatching rooms, canteens and dormitories, etc.) are mostly simple houses. Since the terminal has a large number of discarded second-hand containers, these second-hand containers naturally become the raw materials for the construction of simple movable houses.

2 Construction sites

Container houses in the city are commonly found in construction sites. Activity room used in construction projects for temporary housing, short months, long years, the project is completed that is to be dismantled. This type of containerized mobile house has the characteristic of recycling, after the completion of the project, the site dormitory and office can be dismantled and moved to other sites for use. Construction sites vary, but the basic use of space will not change much, containerized activity room just to meet these requirements. Certain cities have special requirements for the cityscape, the design and construction of the site activity room is more elaborate, although only temporary housing, but these activity rooms often become the signature of the construction company.

3 Field industrial and mining enterprises

Industrial and mining enterprises mainly include mines, oil fields, water conservancy and electric power and other engineering units. These enterprises are generally more remote workplaces, and often change, the field of construction conditions are also relatively poor, container housing can meet the needs of such enterprises. When the project begins to operate, enterprises purchase container housing as offices, dormitories and tool rooms, forming a larger living area; after the end of the project, and then transfer these container houses to other projects to use, giving full play to the advantages of the container housing mobile convenient, environmentally adaptable, to achieve the recycling of resources and reduce the impact on the natural environment.

4 Other fields

In addition to the above common application areas, container housing is also widely used in temporary housing, real estate company's point of sale, temporary restaurants and auxiliary facilities and other areas. Although these container houses are small in scale, they have more functional variations and often present unique design concepts, such as container hotels, container stores, container cafes and container showrooms.