Box Office
Providence, RI

The first permanent, multi-story, commercial shipping container structure in the US.

The building up-cycles 34 used, trans-atlantic shipping containers, and uses 40% less energy than an equivalent, conventionally-built structure the same size: 22kbtu/sf.The  project, which houses 12 office/studio spaces, is all-electric and features a 7.5KW Photo-Voltaic rooftop solar system, customized hybrid insulation assemblies, fiberglass store-front systems, and a unique storm-water management scheme.
 


Client: Truthbox
Size: 1,800 sf
Completion Date: 2009
Services: Design and Construction
Architect of Record: Truthbox
Project Designer: Distill Studio


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