The original Container City project, located at Trinity Buoy Wharf, in the heart of London's Docklands area.

Container City was the brainchild of Eric Reynolds, Managing Director of Urban Space Management, who was looking for a way to address the problem of providing space at a construction cost low enough to ensure affordable rents for artists and creative start-up businesses.

Container City 1 is constructed from redundant shipping containers. It was completed in May 2001 in a total time of just 5 months. It was originally three stories high and provides 12 work studios across 4,800 square feet. In 2003 a further floor was added providing 3 additional live/work apartments.

Container City 1 is very cost effective with over 80% being made from recycled material.

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