Olgga Architects took an inventive approach to creating student housing in Le Havre, France, by building a 100-unit complex using recycled shipping containers. The result is stylish student housing that is portable, affordable, durable and eco-friendly.
Called the “Crou”, the 2,841-meter (30,700 SF) pyramidal structure stacks the shipping containers on top of each other. The complex has individual rooms for students with areas for living, studying and sleeping. Another plus is that the Crou puts surplus containers to use instead of letting them rust in a landfill.
Tags: Crou, Olgga Architects, shipping containers, sublease
very cool idea! I am familiar with the use of shipping containers in vancouver to provide housing for the needy, but something like this really makes a lot of sense because with student housing, demand and cost is always increasing. This could really serve a need.