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house made with 15 shipping containers



french architects claire helene drouin and jean marie sanchez have designed their
house in marseille, france built with 15 recycled shipping containers. the recently
completed residence is built into a cliff facing the port of the seaside city.








shipping containers being positioned into place















containers being moved on top of another
















workers climbing the cliff, preparing the site to withstand the containers


the house was based around the port of marseille, where many shipping containers are visible.
ridhika db
02.01.10  
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