Introduction on Monday · container classroom

--Today's site: Chile--

As the first education building with containers in Latin America, the architect in charge of the design and implementation of recicla chose to use recyclable transport containers as the main materials of the classroom structure, and used the waste materials, steel and residual wood from the transplanted trees as the supplementary materials.

The appearance of red rust is telling the fate of container recycling. The design of the project not only needs to renovate the materials used (such as containers), but also realizes sustainability through other resources used in the design (such as glass thermal panel), which can absorb natural light for a long time and convert it into energy.

The building is built on the railway crossing, with a total area of 740 square meters, and consists of five main spaces: three classrooms and two self-study rooms, one of which is also used as an open-air theatre. These educational spaces are distributed in two floors of the container building, each of which has a box wall replaced with panoramic glass window, which provides a beautiful outdoor view for the interior.

The project is less than one year from implementation to completion. The total construction cost is US $1.06 million, equivalent to about RMB 7.08 million. For the University of Santiago in Chile, the cost savings are considerable, much lower than the construction cost of traditional buildings.

The innovation project is due to the need for the organization to expand its infrastructure needs at a low cost in a limited time, and also to provide the possibility to modify its rooms according to the needs of time development. The modular structure can meet these characteristics, and will not lead to the reduction of ventilation environment.