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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. 2+ Weekend House in Trebnje, Slovenia by Arhitektura Jure KotnikFebruary 9th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Arhitektura Jure Kotnik Sky high prices of real estate in the contemporary world have stimulated the search for and development of alternative housing solutions. One such attempt is the ConHouse system of small-size housing container units, which takes the housing/office ISO container to the next evolutionary level. As opposed to the other container projects, which mostly feed on the excess of available cargo containers, ConHouse pushes the development of containers manufactured especially for housing and office purposes.  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik
 Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik Even though the past 20 years have significantly changed the face of architecture, the basic form of these containers has remained the same. The ConHouse system now upgrades them to enable a quality of living comparable to classical housing. This is achieved mainly through rationally designed ground plans, carefully selected materials, a well-lit interior and the customized outer appearance of individual units. By enabling its occupants to coshape their compound unit according to their particular needs, ConHouse takes after the inventive automobile industry, where car owners can choose the components they desire, and after the IKEA-developed winning recipe of interior design.  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik The 2+ is a two-level mini housing unit composed of two containers perpendicular to each other. It shows that a minimal number of containers combined in an innovative fashion offers fresh yet functional architectural solutions. The upper container provides a projecting roof above the entrance as well as serves to shelter the back terrace. The ceiling of the bottom container is also a terrace of the first floor.  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik The pink-dotted façade illustrates the wide range of possibilities for tailor-made exteriors, the choice of which is as simple as deciding about which mobile phone cover to put on. The system’s modular nature enables containers to be added to or subtracted from the compound as needed, so that the ConHouse can grow or contract depending on the actual spatial needs of the people using it.  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik Lower prices of such live/work units make them competitive as compared to traditional housing and are intended to increase the number of home-owners, who can then use the extra cash to expand their living space or invest more into interior design.  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik  Image Courtesy © vid brezocnik
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