Shipping containers re-cycled to construct a temporary market in Dublin
Dublin City council have approved plans to construct a temporary performance space and market from retired shipping containers
Point Village Market, located in Dublin’s Docklands area, is set to become a ‘Covent Garden’ made out of sea freight containers. 200 shipping containers will be used to construct the area which will be known as Point Village Square. The containers will be stacked three high and will surround a live performance area which will be used for music concerts, film screenings and other artistic and cultural events.
The square is due to open early Summer 2010 and is due to run for four years. Organisers hope that around 7 million people will visit the attraction every year. There will also be a large wheel, similar to the London Eye, in the square.
When moving overseas and sending your effects via sea freight, your belongings will be travelling in a shipping container, arranged by your international removal company. The container revolutionised shipping in the 1950s and led to globalisation and a dramatic increase in international trade. They are considered to be one of the top ten best inventions of the 20th Century. When they can no longer be used for shipping, however, there are many alternate uses for them. Containers are generally used by shipping lines for five years before coming to the end of their useful life. Previously, most were left abandoned in shipyards and ports. With increasing worldwide environmental concerns, however, businesses and individuals are coming up with more and more creative ways to re-use containers after their life as cargo carriers has ended.
Other interesting examples of container re-cycling include container sculpture, using containers as homes, offices, coffee shops, museums, and even a hotel. The Travelodge Hotel in Uxbridge, London was the first hotel to be constructed from modified containers.
