There is lots you can do with a shipping container. Probably more so given it’s structure. Shipping containers have now been used in many ways as a simplified form of building.
Two such progressive entrepreneurs have embraced the shipping container to begin and grow their business’. Successfully establishing shipping container premises. Successfully operating in those premises. One making bread the other serving soup. There designs are different and their use of shipping containers is functional.
Although the use of sea containers is on the up and up, it is a slow uptake. Traditional homes are still very much the acceptable build. But with ever increasing building costs, sea containers are a way to keep costs affordable. Lets take a look at a bakery and a soup outlet occupying sea containers.
Bakerys Plus
A container house bakery opened in Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. A shipping container building finished in black is now a landmark. The variety of breads baked here including specialty breads such as “BLACK bread” along with croissants, bread rolls and more varieties. It is attracting customers because of the ingenuity to always provide fresh and delicious baked bread.
Bakery’s Plus is a container house bakery opened in Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture. It is about 11 minutes by car from JR Tsuruga Station. The business uses a black container house reminiscent of the fishing port and container terminal of the port town of Tsuruga. They bake bread daily. Fresh, warm and with a variety of breads for early morning customers.
A bakery that provides “plus” value in everyday life
The “plus” of BAKERYS+ (Bakery’s Plus) includes the desire to provide a little positive value and time in everyday life, and to always create positive value and deliver high-level services to customers.
In order to always provide fresh and delicious freshly baked bread, instead of baking a large amount of bread at once, multiple small ovens are used to increase the number of baking times. 100% domestic wheat, additive-free dough, freshly baked, dough does not use yeast food emulsifier.
There are more than 30 types of warm bread in the store, from the standard products to the specialty breads, such as the specialty “BLACK Container Bread” using bamboo charcoal, croissants with the rich aroma of fermented butter, and crunchy melon bread.
Basis of Construction
When designing a container house, each container is regarded as a module, and the size and shape of the entire building are expressed by combining the modules. However, depending on the application, even one container can provide enough space.
Containers designed specifically for construction do not lose durability even if openings are made in the walls, so multiple containers can be placed side by side to create a large space.
Construction-dedicated containers have high strength, so they can be stacked vertically to create two- or three-story buildings. Of course, it passes the standards required by the building code.
BENTO CAFE and MISO SOUP
A takeout container shop opened in Fukutsu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. A one 20-foot container is used for the store. They sell healthy miso soup, handmade bento boxes, rice balls, sweets, retort side dishes, and much more.
Bento Cafe & Miso Soup is a take-out store. It resides in a container house. Located in Fukutsu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. They used one 20ft container for the store. They sell healthy miso soup, handmade bento boxes, rice balls, sweets, retort side dishes, and more. Since it is open from 7:00 in the morning, it is a part of the lifestyle of “a rice ball with a healthy miso soup in one hand when you wake up“
The signboard menu of “BENTO CAFE and MISO SOUP” is the “additive-free miso soup”, which has been carefully researched on dashi and miso. Dashi is made of seaweed (kombu) and smoked & dried fish (bonito). Miso is made from soybeans, rice and/or barley.
Take Out Style
Take out in a stylish cup or tumbler. The food menu is also substantial, such as a wide variety of rice balls that go well with miso soup, and handmade daily lunch boxes made by Fukutsu’s long-established bento shop “Taguri-an”.
Additive-free, preservative-free, information Retort side dishes that can be stored for a long time are also available. From standard side dishes such as boiled hijiki, dried daikon radish, kinpira burdock root, meat and potatoes, and hamburger steaks, to a wide variety of authentic curries, you can easily enjoy safe handmade foods.
Container Building Blocks
A vast space can be secured in the center by connecting containers placed on both ends of the space or surrounding the space with beams. If you perform structural calculations properly, you can arrange the container vertically or diagonally, so you can realize more free design and layout.
Container Strength
The strength of container house design is the unique texture and presence of a container. The simple box-like shape, the rugged outer walls made of corrugated steel, and the overall metal feel create a powerful and profound feeling that cannot be easily expressed in a normal building.
Opening Container Walls
If you are worried about the enclosure space, you can take various measures such as removing the wall and making it glass. That supports the weight of the building with the entire wall a wall structure that supports the weight of the building with pillars and beams.
Creating Walls in a Container
You can also change the atmosphere of the entire building by inserting panels instead of windows, or by overlapping the walls of the container with outer walls. You can also make use of the container’s unique metallic feel and weight in the interior design.
In a container house, you can create the interior of your choice by combining boarding, flooring, tiles, panels, cloth, painting, etc., just like in ordinary buildings.
Insulating a Container
Since the container is made of metal, it will be a building that is not suitable for housing, “cold in winter and hot in summer” unless you modify it. However, since a container house is like a heavy steel frame house, normal insulation measures are possible. Air conditioning and insulation work can solve the problem of insulation.
Wet Rooms in a Container
Since the container house is designed with air-tightness and plumbing in mind, it can be equipped with a kitchen, shower room, toilet, etc. inside.
Construction of a Container
A sea container has a rigid frame structure, so it is possible to obtain an effective opening area for design. Although it is difficult to compare as a building, the walls of containers are similar to wall structures.
However a sea container walls are only 1.6 mm to 2.0 mm thick. When removed, distortion and distortion occur immediately. Which is why additional support is often required. On the other hand, it has top-class seismic performance as a building.
The service life is said to be about 40 years. Since the container is made of metal, it will rust if no measures are taken. However, normal rust countermeasures such as painting are possible and easily achieved.
Conclusion
We’ve looked at two business’ that have utilised sea containers as their base establishment. Bakerys+ and Bento Cafe in Japan are nicely presented stores that through simple design are creating and performing as progressive business.
Their use of containers to create the ideal business residence is proven. The containers are well presented and fully functional. The presentation is pleasing. Customers are plentiful. They have both used black as their choice of presentation color. Black presents a neutral impact on the surroundings. It is not threatening nor impulsive.
From the impression I get, both business’ are doing well. There locations attract customers. Their produce are desirable. The sea containers are standing up to any form of scrutiny. Their choice of sea containers has saved on construction costs and provides protection from the elements.
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