The Box Office
Rhode Island
Distill Studio
DESIGNER: Distill Studio BUILDER: Truth Box BUILD DATE: 2009
LOCATION: Rhode Island, United States PHOTO CREDITS: Nat Rea, Glen Turner RATING: 4 Stars
The Box Office was constructed from 32 shipping containers in Providence, Rhode Island, on the former Harris Lumber site. The shipping container office building consists of 12 studio/office spaces. Joe Haskett from Distill Studio created the design and the project was developed by Truth Box.
Among the many green features are:
using recycled containers;
a super tight, well-insulated exterior with high thermal performance doors and windows;
high-efficiency heat pumps (air source) in each unit;
ERVs (energy recovery ventilators) to provide fresh air and to conserve energy;
solar panel array (10 KwH) on the roof (the building is "all-electric").
The Box Office uses 22 KBTU/SF/year or about 25% of a "typical" office building.
Windows location is strategically designed to provide the most indoor daylight with the sizes of the most effective openings; the result is well-lit and comfortable interiors with superior air quality in the units, even though the Box Office is nestled between a major urban roadway, a train track, and a highway.
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