Eco Factor: Sustainable medical complex made using recycled shipping containers.
Italian firm Tam Architecture has have developed a beautiful medical complex in Soba, Sudan using discarded shipping containers lying around near the construction site. The complex provides the international staff of the cardiac center a place to stay. The sustainable development features housing units and a cafeteria as well.
The containers are insulated with a layer system including 5cm insulating panels on the inside and a second insulated roof and a bamboo brise soleil panels on the outside. These insulating layers ensure that the sun’s rays never make direct contact with steel. Moreover, solar panels are used to supply hot water for the compound and the air conditioning unit sources electricity from photovoltaic panels.
Via: Inhabitat
