Art2Park

This project is an outdoor events space driven by technology to showcase Orlando’s best artists and performers. The project mixes conventional construction with shipping containers. The result is a unique structure that will provide an art museum, concessions, a movie screen, and performance space. Structurally, we used the shipping containers to provide the wind load…

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We often get asked how many shipping container building projects have we designed. We finally pulled together a list that may miss a couple of projects, but is pretty much all inclusive. They are listed by date, project name, and city. We’ve put links to projects that we have web posts for, we’ll be adding…

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New Haven Connecticut Apartments

Periodically I get e-mails from companies in China about container structures fabricated offshore. I also get calls from people that want to fabricate in an offshore location for the US. I have also talked to people in other countries that successfully built container structures that were fabricated in China, so it’s not impossible. SeaCon –…

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Ida on McKinley is a multi-use development made from shipping containers on 3rd Street and McKinley Street in Phoenix, AZ. The architect is Local Studio, the structural engineer of record is Schneider Structural Engineers. Runkle Consulting, Inc worked under Schneider to design the shipping container part of the structure. The building is 7 stories high,…

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New Haven Connecticut Apartments

This shipping container apartment complex was challenging because it was located in a coastal flood zone and a high wind area in New Haven, CT. It sets up above the ground about 10 feet. This added a bit of complexity for stability of the foundations and the walls supporting the building. The developer of this…

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Art2Park, Orlando, Florida

Introducing Art2Park: Transforming Orlando’s Parking Spaces with Art People know Orlando, FL, for its vibrant culture, iconic theme parks, and bustling urban life. But now, the city is about to get a creative makeover with Art2Park, an innovative project that transforms ordinary parking spaces into extraordinary works of art. Project Overview Art2Park is a community-driven…

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SeaCon Container Apartments, Washington DC

The Architect on this project was Travis Price Architects, and we (Runkle Consulting, Inc) were the Structural Engineers. The project is a three story apartment building built for student housing near Catholic University. It was challenging for us because it was such a short time frame. We started design in March, and the project was…

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