How 16 containers became 8 market-rate Phoenix apartments


“On an old used car lot in Phoenix, architects Brian Stark and Wesley James placed 16 used shipping containers and turned them into 8 one-bedroom apartments. With the goal of creating market-rate rental units, the architects tried to work with the containers rather than altering them.

The containers are stacked as they would be on ships, using the cam-lock (twist lock) system to lock them in place two stories high. The container doors were left in place – welded open or shut in an alternating pattern – and serve as the main source of daylight. Only a few small windows are cut from the sides of the containers.

The Containers on Grand apartments (the first container apartments in the Western US) now rent at market rate ($1000/month for a 740-square-foot one-bedroom; the going rate for the up-and-coming arts district just outside downtown).”

YouTube
This is another excellent video by Kirsten Dirksen. Please subscribe to her YouTube channel. She has hundreds of other good videos.

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.