Homes built on the basis of decommissioned shipping containers are one of the popular trends in green architecture: they are comfortable, cheap, reliable and made from environmentally friendly materials..
Three friends – a designer, an architect and a builder – started designing houses from containers, guided by three principles that have become the abbreviation of the brand and their company MEKA: modular – modularity, environmental – environmental friendliness, kinetic – mobility, assembly – prefabricated structure.
The total area of Meka houses varies from 30 to 110 square meters, and the price «fork» is 40,000 – 128,000 dollars. For construction, 20 – and 40-foot containers are used. The exterior of the houses is made of coniferous wood, the interior is made of bamboo siding. The container is insulated with thermal insulation foam, additional insulating materials are used to insulate windows, kitchens and bathrooms. Complete assembly of Meka houses is carried out in record time – in just 7 days.
