The project in five facts.
Challenge, approach and results.
The diploma thesis addresses the conceptual design of a single-family container structure situated on a selected location. It demonstrates that containers can also be used to create a structure that provides quality and comfortable living, follows modern standards and offers functionality. Container construction is highly adaptable and offers us almost unlimited possibilities for assembling modules according to the wishes and needs of the investor.
Solution and Method
The diploma thesis addresses the conceptual design of a single-family container structure situated on a selected location. The aim of the thesis is to design a functional residential unit for a family from residential containers that will meet all standards and enable quality and comfortable living. The theoretical part of the diploma thesis presents a historical overview of container construction, the characteristics of modular container construction, its technical properties, and the advantages and disadvantages compared to other construction methods.
They also reviewed the legislation that must be adhered to when preparing documentation and also during the construction itself. Subsequently, they reviewed reference examples of container construction in Slovenia and around the world, which prove that container construction is suitable and of high quality like other construction methods and is not only suitable for temporary structures or holiday accommodation. They also prepared a conceptual design of a single-family house on a selected location.
Results
With it, they demonstrated that containers can also be used to create a structure that provides quality and comfortable living, follows modern standards and offers functionality. Container construction is highly adaptable and offers us almost unlimited possibilities for assembling modules according to the wishes and needs of the investor. It enables gradual construction according to the spatial needs of the user, which change throughout life or the process.
They presented variant solutions for adding containers according to the residential needs of a couple and for a family with one and two children. At the end, they also reviewed the economic aspect of container construction. They compared the price of container construction with traditional masonry construction up to the third construction phase.
They prepared bills of quantities and compared them from a cost perspective. Before the conclusion, they also connected to the overarching theme, which in the current academic year was called Professional Ethics in Construction. Using an example, they described where we encounter professional ethics in the construction phase of a structure.
Module, programme and stories.
Your diploma project for a real company.
A diploma thesis at Academia solves a challenge from a company – often the one where you do your 800 hours of placement. Read about the Gradbeništvo module or book a consultation.