This Unique Tower Provides Luxury Housing for Mumbai Residents
Katherine Pendrill — September 2, 2015 — Eco
References: ganti-associates & treehugger
The design firm 'Ganti + Associates' recently unveiled plans for a unique tower that will provide luxury housing for the residents of Mumbai, India. While shipping containers have been repurposed for many different uses, this project aims to use the recycled material to develop luxury units for the city's elite.
The unique tower will stand 100 meters tall and feature approximately 32 storeys. The shipping containers will be locked in place with a portal frame that is connected by strong steel girders. Each unit will feature a full kitchen, multiple bathrooms, a living room and two bedrooms. Despite the small size, these units will serve as luxury accommodations for those who can afford them.
In cities as densely packed as Mumbai, stacked shipping containers provide a unique solution for housing city residents.
The unique tower will stand 100 meters tall and feature approximately 32 storeys. The shipping containers will be locked in place with a portal frame that is connected by strong steel girders. Each unit will feature a full kitchen, multiple bathrooms, a living room and two bedrooms. Despite the small size, these units will serve as luxury accommodations for those who can afford them.
In cities as densely packed as Mumbai, stacked shipping containers provide a unique solution for housing city residents.
Trend Themes
1. Shipping Container Housing - The use of recycled shipping containers for luxury housing presents an opportunity for disruption in the housing industry.
2. Vertical Urban Living - Towering structures that utilize vertical space could disrupt traditional land-use patterns and more efficiently house urban populations in the future.
3. Sustainable Architecture - Repurposing shipping containers for luxury housing is just one example of how sustainable architecture can disrupt traditional building methods and reduce environmental impact.
Industry Implications
1. Real Estate - Real Estate companies that innovate with shipping container housing can disrupt and improve real estate development by addressing problems of housing affordability and sustainability.
2. Architecture - Architectural firms that specialize in sustainable and innovative design can disrupt traditional building methods with shipping container housing and sustainable architecture.
3. Urban Development - Urban development companies that embrace vertical urban living and sustainable architecture could disrupt traditional land-use patterns, and develop more efficient and environmentally-friendly urban landscapes.
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