‘crou’ student housing made from 100 recycled shipping containers
french architecture firm olgga architects has designed a student housing complex called ‘crou’ constructed from 100 recycled shipping containers. located in le havre, france the individual shipping containers are stacked on top of one another, each signifying a different student’s room.
the pyramid-like arrangement of shipping containers
profile view
front view
one of the room typologies
one of the room typologies
view of the site within the city
site plan
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