Shipping container homes have gained immense popularity in the west. However, they first appeared in India in 2011. Then sports instructor Kameshwar Rao built his unusual home in Ramamurti Nagar, Bangalore. According to him, this is the first container house built in India..
The house is made up of four containers stacked one on top of the other in the shape of a letter “L”. It has enough space to meet all the needs of the Rao family. One container contains a living room, the other contains a study, the other two contain a bedroom, a bathroom and a kitchen. Small creative designer details make this house truly unique: a window from a cart wheel, used bottles and a sink from an old chimney from a truck. Even a detail such as an outward-opening door provides additional floor space.
When Rao first started building a block house, his idea was so innovative that no one seriously thought that something could come of it. It was believed that metal containers were not suitable for building housing in the climatic conditions of this region, and Rao’s neighbors believed that it would be impossible to stay in it in the summer heat and winter cold..
According to the Rao family, this assumption turned out to be wrong. The house turned out to be comfortable, and the living conditions in it are no different from those of an ordinary house. On the contrary, living in such a house offers many advantages over traditional structures. It is environmentally friendly, easy to build, and can be disassembled and transported to any location the owner needs to move to. A large number of windows and cross ventilation protect the metal structures of the house from overheating.
Rao got so carried away with the idea of container houses that he started Container Solutions India to build and design container houses. He designs and builds container houses for offices, housing, climbing practice stands and even swimming pools. This is a great example of how a one person idea drives positive change in the lives of many people..
