Travel Lodge Hotel Made From Shipping Containers
By Adrianne Jefferies
Travelodge recently opened a hotel in Uxbridge, England that is constructed entirely from prefabricated shipping containers. The completed design uses eighty-six containers of various sizes that were retrofitted into bedrooms and bolted together onsite. The exterior has been clad and fitted with windows, thus converting the assemblage into a seamless 120-bedroom hotel. Verbus Systems estimates that the structure’s prefab composition saved the hotel chain more than half a million pounds and at least 10 weeks of construction.
Verbus Systems claims that the hotel’s modular construction makes its construction 40-60% quicker than traditional building methods, plus it doesn’t require complicated construction processes or specialized labor, which helps to reduce cost. They also quote a 70% reduction in on-site waste. The interiors are indistinguishable from other Travelodge hotels, and after construction, the exterior betrays nothing.
Travelodge plans to follow up with a 307-room version at Heathrow. They expect to save up to 10 million pounds (18.6 million dollars) a year on hotel development by using this new method.
There's more about this type of design and living in the links below -
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/06/27/prefab-friday-la-reserva-by-sebastian-irarrazaval/
http://www.loftcube.net/main.html
http://www.cabinfever.us.com/home.html
http://www.fabprefab.com/fabfiles/containerbayhome.htm
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