Starbucks Now Served in a Cargo Container
You've heard the popular refrain that Starbucks is everywhere. There may be some truth to that -- the massive coffee retailer has even set up shop in a shipping container. The now-one-of-a-kind drive-thru/walk-up Starbucks coffee outlet off Interstate 5 in Tukwila, WA, which opened Dec. 13, is constructed from four modified shipping containers, including one 20-foot container and three 40-foot containers. And while novel for Starbucks -- this is the company's first foray into a trend gathering momentum for shipping container constructions, but perhaps not the last -- other stores built from shipping containers include a grocery in Seattle and a series ...
Homes From Shipping Containers
Never mind DeKalb Market—Downtown Brooklyn’s brand-new food-and-retail center formed entirely of used shipping containers—the recycled structures are now icons of cool, earth-conscious, and very chic 21st-century residential living. The building movement was arguably sanctified in the pages of modern-design magazines such as Dwell and has already evolved beyond its students-on-a-budget, hippied-out roots. While crafting houses from shipping containers is certainly a money-saving building method, creative architects also aim to find a balance between the practical and the aesthetic: how does one save on construction costs while also creating stylish homes? What visual value does discarded metal really offer? And is it ...
Kings Cross Station
As these incredible images detail, constructions works are picking up pace at King’s Cross Station in the heart of London’s Borough of Camden. Designed by experienced architects John McAslan + Partners, the multi-phase scheme takes a three-pronged approach: re-use, restore, and new build. The various train sheds and buildings across the Western Range are being re-used, the Station’s original Grade I listed facade from 1852 is being uncovered and restored to its former splendour, and an extensive new Western Concourse will be inserted above the London Underground Ticketing Hall. Arguably the most arresting of the scheme’s attributes is a towering steel ...
You’ve heard the popular refrain that Starbucks is everywhere. There may be some truth to that — the massive coffee retailer has even set up shop in a shipping container.
The now-one-of-a-kind drive-thru/walk-up Starbucks coffee outlet off Interstate 5 in Tukwila, WA, which opened Dec. 13, is constructed from four modified shipping containers, including one 20-foot container and three 40-foot containers.
And while novel for Starbucks — this is the company’s first foray into a trend gathering momentum for shipping container constructions, but perhaps not the last — other stores built from shipping containers include a grocery in Seattle and a series of restaurants in San Francisco.
Spokesman Alan Hilowitz described the Tukwila store as another step in fulfilling Starbucks’ core mission — providing a gathering place for communities, using Starbucks’ scale “for good,” and reducing the corporation’s carbon footprint — while also recycling “the same kind of shipping containers that transport our coffees and teas around the world.”
Tony Gale III, Starbucks corporate architect and architect of record for the project, described the mindset with which he and his team tackled the store’s design. “We were able to open our minds to the use of very common elements destined for the landfill as structure for a high-quality, drive-thru coffeehouse design — essentially creating an industrial beacon for sustainable thinking.”
This reflects Starbucks focus on conservation-minded building initiatives that serve a dual purpose: helping to reduce operating costs and leading by example topush “the environmental design envelope in retail.”
Check out the rest of the article and pictures by clicking on the image. This is a really cool idea not just for commercial but also for residential projects. Ive looked into containers and they are cheap your looking at $3000.00 for a 8x8x40 container that’s about 320sqft of home or commercial space.
Never mind DeKalb Market—Downtown Brooklyn’s brand-new food-and-retail center formed entirely of used shipping containers—the recycled structures are now icons of cool, earth-conscious, and very chic 21st-century residential living. The building movement was arguably sanctified in the pages of modern-design magazines such as Dwell and has already evolved beyond its students-on-a-budget, hippied-out roots. While crafting houses from shipping containers is certainly a money-saving building method, creative architects also aim to find a balance between the practical and the aesthetic: how does one save on construction costs while also creating stylish homes?
What visual value does discarded metal really offer? And is it really possible for a hunk of junk to become something beautiful? The answer is a resounding “YES!”—and the following examples of shipping containers-turned-houses prove why:
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As these incredible images detail, constructions works are picking up pace at King’s Cross Station in the heart of London’s Borough of Camden. Designed by experienced architects John McAslan + Partners, the multi-phase scheme takes a three-pronged approach: re-use, restore, and new build. The various train sheds and buildings across the Western Range are being re-used, the Station’s original Grade I listed facade from 1852 is being uncovered and restored to its former splendour, and an extensive new Western Concourse will be inserted above the London Underground Ticketing Hall.
Arguably the most arresting of the scheme’s attributes is a towering steel funnel which welcomes travellers to the Station through its metal tendrils. Rising 20m from the station floor, the white fluted structure spans the entire 150m width of the Grade I listed Western Range drawing attention to the beautiful heritage architecture beneath which has been uncovered for the first time since 1972.
Great example of designing something new but not taking away from the historic architecture. Check out the rest of the article by clicking on the image.
