One of the design proposals put forth for the CrossRoads House Homeless Shelter stipulated the use of surplus cargo containers as the main structural and spatial elements. Modular, readily available on the seacoast, cost efficient, and exceptionally quick to assemble, cargo containers provided an alternate to typical wood or metal frame structures. The containers would form the bulk of the structural components, with the side partitions removed to create larger, flowing interior spaces within. This innovative design would have allowed for a cost effective, naturally lit and ventilated, and flexible building.
Completed with Driver-Ryan Architects.