Design of a Shipping Container-Based Home: Structural, Thermal, and Acoustic Conditioning
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| Publicado en: | Buildings vol. 15, no. 17 (2025), p. 3127-3155 |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Pinilla-Melo, Javier |u Departamento de Construcción y Tecnología Arquitectónicas (DCTA), Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura (ETSAM), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Av. Juan de Herrera, 4, 28040 Madrid, Spain; javier.pinilla@upm.es (J.P.-M.); giuseppe.laferla@upm.es (G.L.F.) | |
| 245 | 1 | |a Design of a Shipping Container-Based Home: Structural, Thermal, and Acoustic Conditioning | |
| 260 | |b MDPI AG |c 2025 | ||
| 513 | |a Journal Article | ||
| 520 | 3 | |a The construction of buildings using shipping containers (SCs) is a way to extend their useful life. They are constructed by modifying the structure, thermal, and acoustic conditioning by improving the envelope and creating openings for lighting and ventilation purposes. This study explores the architectural adaptation of SCs to sustainable residential housing, focusing on structural, thermal, and acoustic performance. The project centers on a case study in Madrid, Spain, transforming four containers into a semi-detached, multilevel dwelling. The design emphasizes modular coordination, spatial flexibility, and structural reinforcement. The retrofit process includes the integration of thermal insulation systems in the ventilated façades and sandwich roof panels to counteract steel’s high thermal conductivity, enhancing energy efficiency. The acoustic performance of the container-based dwelling was assessed through in situ measurements of façade airborne sound insulation and floor impact noisedemonstrating compliance with building code requirements by means of laminated glazing, sealed joints, and floating floors. This represents a novel contribution, given the scarcity of experimental acoustic data for residential buildings made from shipping containers. Results confirm that despite the structure’s low surface mass, appropriate design strategies can achieve the required sound insulation levels, supporting the viability of this lightweight modular construction system. Structural calculations verify the building’s load-bearing capacity post-modification. Overall, the findings support container architecture as a viable and eco-efficient alternative to conventional construction, while highlighting critical design considerations such as thermal performance, sound attenuation, and load redistribution. The results offer valuable data for designers working with container-based systems and contribute to a strategic methodology for the sustainable refurbishment of modular housing. | |
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| 653 | |a Temporary housing | ||
| 653 | |a Thermal conductivity | ||
| 653 | |a Green buildings | ||
| 653 | |a Payback periods | ||
| 653 | |a Housing | ||
| 653 | |a Adaptability | ||
| 653 | |a Energy efficiency | ||
| 653 | |a Thermal insulation | ||
| 653 | |a Residential buildings | ||
| 653 | |a Residential areas | ||
| 653 | |a Architecture | ||
| 653 | |a Sound attenuation | ||
| 653 | |a Glazing | ||
| 653 | |a Modularity | ||
| 653 | |a Design | ||
| 653 | |a In situ measurement | ||
| 653 | |a Energy consumption | ||
| 653 | |a Facades | ||
| 653 | |a Conditioning | ||
| 653 | |a Shipping | ||
| 653 | |a Containers | ||
| 653 | |a Simulation | ||
| 653 | |a Construction | ||
| 653 | |a Acoustic insulation | ||
| 653 | |a Building codes | ||
| 653 | |a Cargo containers | ||
| 653 | |a Sustainable development | ||
| 653 | |a Modular systems | ||
| 653 | |a Acoustics | ||
| 653 | |a Buildings | ||
| 653 | |a Retrofitting | ||
| 653 | |a Modular structures | ||
| 653 | |a Insulation | ||
| 653 | |a Cost control | ||
| 653 | |a Modular construction | ||
| 653 | |a Bearing capacity | ||
| 653 | |a Climate | ||
| 653 | |a Student housing | ||
| 700 | 1 | |a Aira-Zunzunegui, Jose Ramón |u Departamento de Construcción y Tecnología Arquitectónicas (DCTA), Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura (ETSAM), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Av. Juan de Herrera, 4, 28040 Madrid, Spain; javier.pinilla@upm.es (J.P.-M.); giuseppe.laferla@upm.es (G.L.F.) | |
| 700 | 1 | |a La Ferla Giuseppe |u Departamento de Construcción y Tecnología Arquitectónicas (DCTA), Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura (ETSAM), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Av. Juan de Herrera, 4, 28040 Madrid, Spain; javier.pinilla@upm.es (J.P.-M.); giuseppe.laferla@upm.es (G.L.F.) | |
| 700 | 1 | |a de la Prida Daniel |u Grupo de Acústica Arquitectónica, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura (ETSAM), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Av. Juan de Herrera 4, 28030 Madrid, Spain; daniel.prida@upm.es (D.d.l.P.); mdelosangeles.navacerrada@upm.es (M.Á.N.) | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Navacerrada, María Ángeles |u Grupo de Acústica Arquitectónica, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura (ETSAM), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Av. Juan de Herrera 4, 28030 Madrid, Spain; daniel.prida@upm.es (D.d.l.P.); mdelosangeles.navacerrada@upm.es (M.Á.N.) | |
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