Container green
The concept for Containerville was born out of the desire to make a collective workspace in a former Victorian Era corner of East London. It was an experiment – and it has paid dividends. The brief: provide affordable, flexible, easy-to-move-into workspaces. The solution: pre-loved shipping containers.
📍Location
🏢Building Details
Established 2015
Up-cycled shipping containers into modern office space
Community for 200 small businesses
👷🏾♀️Developer
Sarah Bard – Partner @ The Estate Office
Shraga Zaltzman – CEO @ The Max Barney Estate
✍️Architects & Engineers
Scott Kyson – Founding Director @ Studio Kyson
Kyle W. – Associate Director @ Studio Kyson
Alan Hardy – Associate Director @ Studio Kyson
🌱Sustainability
Rejuvenated former derelict area of Shoreditch Gas Works by up-cycling shipping containers
Affordable: a unit is 37% cheaper than Stratford (the cheapest zone in inner London)
Development always close to 100% occupancy: some clients leaving only to find larger space thanks to initial success
Focused on supporting ACES = Authentic, Connected, Entrepreneurial, Supportive businesses
Approx. 350 jobs created by the companies at Containerville: sustaining other jobs in the area
🥦 Wellbeing
Ready-to-use: each container is 285 sq ft, comfortably fitting 6 desks – fully equipped with high speed Wi-Fi, double glazing, heating, electricity + kitchen unit
Blank canvas: each company has control to equip + decorate their space to reflect unique culture + business needs
Local workers: 58% of tenants cycle or walk to work – compared with 18% in inner London
Part of a collaborative community of businesses on a similar journey: dedicated community support team + regular events
🎈Bonus feature
SMEs are the backbone of any healthy economy. They drive growth, provide employment, open new markets. As of 2022, there were 5.5 million UK private sector businesses: 5.47 million of these were small businesses (0-49 employees) = 99.45%. The success of Containerville has fuelled an ambition to expand and to establish similar sites internationally.
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