Daniel Moreno Flores, a local architect, recently completed the RDP residence with recycled shipping containers.

The residence is located on the relatively flat green land of tomeca, Mexico, in the busy suburb of Tijuana.

Customers especially love mechanical components and metal materials,

so they decided to use recycled metal containers to design a residence,

which is cheap and abundant in materials.

All the connectors and materials that constitute the residential structure

are exposed to meet the customers' desire to live in the "machine",

and the functional division and composition are clear.

The project uses seven 20 foot containers and a 40 foot container,

retaining the worn and faded features of each module,

allowing bumps and scratches to tell the story of each module.

The containers placed on the site are used to build closed spaces such as bedrooms,

toilets, storage areas and living rooms.

There is almost no need to substantially change the appearance or function of the containers,

just to maintain the original form.

The only modifications made are to improve ventilation or integration of electronic or mechanical systems.

After four stages of construction, the whole house is gradually built.

Firstly, the concrete platform foundation is poured to support the metal box,

and the positioning of the metal box is completed in the second stage; secondly,

the steel beam is erected between the containers to support the roof system;

finally, the pulley and cable are installed to support and fix the second floor roof system

and the glass wall across the gap between the containers.

Wooden boards are used to build walkways,

cladding materials and eaves to create a warm and rhythmic beauty.

The others are mainly made of glass, corrugated metal and concrete.

Open the flap on the floor to expose the sunken bathtub in the master bedroom↓↓↓

Wooden aisles connect the containers and open to the outside space↓↓↓

Pictures courtesy of daniel moreno flores house