It seems difficult to overstate the versatility of the humble shipping container. Just recently we’ve seen it used to create a pop up shopping mall in Ruaka area and a touring kitchen; past sightings have included clinics,cyber cafes in rural areas,restaurants and hotel rooms.
The brainchild of Manila’s Arcya Commercial Corporation, Citihub Mandaluyong is situated on a stretch of land in Mandaluyong along the Pasig River. Four shipping containers make up the dorm, which includes separate air-conditioned housing and bathrooms for men and women. Pricing is just PHP 1,500 Which translates to aboutt 3,000 ks per month including water and electricity.
Besides fulfilling what’s clearly a pressing unmet need, Citihub Mandaluyong is also a perfect example of we would call a function-all offering — one that’s simple, inexpensive and designed primarily with low-income consumers in mind. It also seems ripe with global potential; one to emulate in your neck of the woods?
If we can bring this to our economically strained country,we could fulfill our dreams of having affordable and environmentally friendly housing.
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