Eco Factor: Architects propose shopping center made from recycled shipping containers.
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The competition to redevelop Chelsea’s Pier 57 has been won by LOT-EK Architects who have proposed a shipping container shopping center. The plan includes a two-acre rooftop park and shipping containers recycled into artisan stores.
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Pier 57 is one of the several piers that have to be redeveloped within the Hudson River Park boundaries and is expected to become one of the park’s main attractions. The plan features a permanent shipping container market place that will offer low rent work and commercial spaces for artists and other small businesses.
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The plan also includes the development of a Contemporary Culture Center, which will be a mix of auction, exhibition, gallery and entertainment spaces.
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Via: JambleMag
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