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Wiercinski Studio creates portable home from pair of shipping containers
Polish practice Wiercinski Studio has converted two shipping containers into a portable house, which is currently located in a garden next to the Szelągowski National Park in Poznań.
The clients, described by Poznań-based Wiercinski Studio as "a couple of brave people interested in searching for difficult to adapt spaces", wanted a structure that would serve as both a home and office that could be relocated.
Called Portable Cabin, the dwelling was created by connecting two shipping containers along their long edges to create a 12.5 metre long, nine metre wide space.
![Image of Portable Cabin from ground level](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/wiercinski-studio-portable-home-poland-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_19-852x1278.jpg)
"The implementation of a portable cabin and remote workplace turned out to be a great response to the present times," said the studio.
"The great advantage of this facility is its mobility," it continued.
"The house ceases to be a property tied to a specific space, but it can change its location along with the changes accompanying the life of the owners."
![Image of a terrace area at Portable Cabin](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/wiercinski-studio-portable-home-poland-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_8-852x1278.jpg)
Portable Cabin was placed on top of another pair of containers that are being used for garden storage. All four containers were painted in a matching olive green to "camouflage" them from the park.
Apart from this green paint, the exterior of the shipping containers has been left as-found, "to show the sincerity of the raw construction material," said the practice.
Due to the sloping site, the upper pair of containers have been shifted slightly northwards, creating a 25-square-metre roof terrace looking out over a nearby river on the roof of the lower containers.
![Image of Portable Cabin from the terrace area](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/wiercinski-studio-portable-home-poland-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_7-852x568.jpg)
The cabin, which was insulated with spray foam before being lined with birch plywood panels, was constructed in an off-site production hall and then transported to the site.
Keeping the internal finishes minimal enabled the creation of 2.6 metre-high ceilings, disguising the central join of the two container frames.
An external steel and wood staircase leads up into the interior, which is organised with a bedroom to the north and an open plan living, dining and workspace to the south, with a bathroom between.
Wooden planks line the floors of the interior, which features simple furniture and light fittings around a metal fitted kitchen. On the sides of the containers, a series of small, mid-level windows are positioned to allow for a variety of interior layouts.
![Interior image of Portable Cabin](https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2021/12/wiercinski-studio-portable-home-poland-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_12-852x1278.jpg)
At the southern end of the containers, the doors have been replaced with large areas of glazing, incorporating a door leading onto the decked terrace which is wrapped by a curved metal balustrade.
In future, the clients plan to relocate Portable Cabin into the nearby forest, and eventually make it possible for the structure to be installed above water.
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For more examples of shipping container architecture see Dezeen's recent round-up, which includes a stadium in Qatar made using 974 containers and a floating student residence by BIG made using a ring of nine containers.
Also included in the roundup are a trio of shipping containers that were converted into a weekend retreat set on stilts by Melbourne practice Studio Edwards and TOOP Architectuur's mirrored architects' studio.
The photography is by ONI studio.