In Anyang, South Korea, there is a 2,600-square-foot 2,600-square-foot 2,600-square-foot
Others were dressed in war paint or wore ankle shakers made of beverage containers.
(Some storage facilities I visited in California are, in fact, made of shipping containers, which became surplus goods themselves as our trade deficit grew).
The barges, four stories tall and made of shipping containers, were hiding in plain sight until last month, when a Cnet reporter uncovered their cloaked connection to Google.
It's a particularly Dutch idea – the lack of affordable housing in Amsterdam has meant local students have been living in homes made of shipping containers for years – but now it's becoming a huge hit with international travellers.
"They run the risk of becoming mere pretty pictures," Artforum noted in 2002, citing a series he once made of shipping containers stacked, like colorful blocks, in a shipyard.
And the social climate is memorably summed up, in a single piece: a stacked box made of fitted containers and trays, its surfaces covered with painted landscapes, inlaid birds and gilt patterning.
Many commercial buildings, such as the latest generation of hotels built by Travelodge, a budget chain, are now made of prefabricated containers in order to cut down on designers' fees.
Not far from the Nooderlicht is Pllek (NDSM; 31-6-49-386-338; pllek.nl), a chill-out standon and vegan-focused cafe made of shipping containers, sand and repurposed boats that recently opened on the IJ.
The path and a visitor centre made of shipping containers overlooked the VIP entrance and athletes' training area.
