ARTIKUL architects designed a small mobile hotel from used shipping containers. Its first location is on a surf campsite at the Elbe riverbank close to Litomerice, Czech Republic. 

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Architects: Artikul Architects

Location: T?eboutice, 412 01 K?e?ice, Czech Republic

Architects In Charge: Jan Gabriel, Pavel Lejdar, Jakub Vl?ek

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Michal Hurych

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From the architect. ARTIKUL architects designed a small mobile hotel from used shipping containers. Its first location is on a surf campsite at the Elbe riverbank close to Litomerice, Czech Republic. 
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Floor Plan

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Floor Plan

The task for the architects was to design a mobile, easily demountable, seasonal hotel made from three shipping containers. Additionally, the building was supposed to be ultimately self-sufficient and environmentally friendly. 

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The small hotel with five rooms for a total of 13 guests was finished within four months. It consists of two 20-feet containers and one 40-feet high-cube container placed on top. Downstairs are located the sanitary facilities, a technical room, a storeroom and one four-bed guest room. Upstairs, there are four rooms accessed through a shared terra...