Design studio Doone Silver Kerr turned a stack of used shipping containers into a hotel and wine bar with a geometric facade of welded fins that function as sunshades.
The Stow-Away Hotel in Waterloo is made from end-of-life shipping containers that have been used "countless times previously" according to the practice.

At five storeys high, the structure is made of 25 nine-metre-long containers stacked five in a row.
Large windows have been cut into the street-facing ends of the containers, with faceted steel sunshades aligned across the top corner.

As well as giving the Stow-Away a distinctive facade, the projecting fins shade the rooms from the glare of the sun.
The top of the fins are white, to match the facade, while the underside are a contrasting orange ? a reference to the steel of the shipping containers. A white fritted overlay screens the bottom of the window for privacy.

With the Unwined wine bar on the ground level, the 20 containers above each hold a miniature apartment-style room lined with marble and stained plywood.

The beds are multi-functional to make the most of the constrained space, with wall cushions along one side so that it can double as a place to sit and watch television.

Each room has a micro-kitchen equipped with a hot plate, sink and dishwasher, along with crockery and cooking equipment.
Muted colours and lighting were chosen to enhance the "tunnel effect" of the long, narrow rooms, said the studio.

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