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Micro-Housing
Ten projects deliver compact
residential spaces that offer
more affordable city living
options, foster community,
and minimize environmental
impacts
Micro-housing can give
people an affordable toehold
in urban cores by squeezing
into tight infill sites and maximizing
density. Clever use of
space-via built-ins that include
Murphy beds which double
as storage units while tucked
away-and access to generous
shared amenities, such as
1. 83 Freight
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
South of Nashville's downtown, the once-industrial Wedgewood
Houston neighborhood is in transition as shops, restaurants,
art galleries, and residences spring up, putting pressure
on rental prices. 83 Freight provides affordable market-rate
options by making use of 173 former shipping containers. Local
architecture firm Smith Gee Studio created three buildings by
stacking, rotating, and offsetting the structures, which contain
28 320-square-foot (30 sq m) micro-studios, as well as 55 oneand
two-bedroom units that range from 640 to 1,280 square
feet (60 to 120 sq m).
On their outsides, the containers' weathered exteriors
rooftop decks, co-working
spaces, and communal dining
areas, give residents extra
room to breathe.
The following 10 projects
include shipping containers
repurposed into apartments,
tiny homes for at-risk youth, a
multifamily residence for artists,
modular units designed to give
homeless individuals and couples
respite and resources to
find permanent housing, and
a pink-balconied building with
views of Cape Town's Table
Mountain.
RON NYREN
reference the neighborhood's industrial past. Inside, original
fluted metal ceilings and marine-grade plywood floors are
left exposed. Closed cell insulation and energy-efficient floorto-ceiling
windows keep interior temperatures comfortable.
The design team worked with local officials to devise new
code-compliant assemblies for these unusual construction materials.
Containers were modified, in a factory off site, into habitations,
shortening site construction times and minimizing waste.
Local developer FMBC Investments completed the project in
2021 for local owner v3 Realty.
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