A Danish start-up developer called Urban Rigger has completed a floating structure offering affordable housing for students.
The unusual halls of residence, which were designed by Copenhagen-based architect Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), were made from nine shipping containers. These have been arranged in a circle to create 15 studio residences around a central winter garden.
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The inaugural project is located in the Danish capital’s harbour, which BIG describes as an “underdeveloped area at the heart of the city”.
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