Location:7-3 Ogawacho, Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture 567-0873, Japan
System: Shipping Container
- Completed: January 2016,
- Architect: HIBINOSEKKEI + Youji no Yhiro,
- Manufactured: Jiangsu Province, China,
- Product: New shipping containers,
- Square space: 1,011 m2
- Total Project Cost: $1.5 million USD,
- Shipping Containers Used: 34 containers,
- Manufacturing Period: 75 days,
- Building Assembly Period: 30 days,
- Total Construction Period: 95 days.
Description:
- R-value 6 times higher than traditional 2×4 wood framing,
- All construction materials were carefully selected to surpass human health and environmental safety codes,
- specially engineered for noise control, to reduce neighborhood disturbances,
- 50+ year manufacturer lifetime guarantee,
- 95% of final structure was manufactured in factory,
- 9.0 magnitude earthquake and typhoon resistant,
- All materials passed Japan F4 Star International Environmental Standards.