USM › Container City™ / Dunraven Sports Hall

Designed and built in only three months by Container City, in colaboration with SCABAL Architects and Furness Engineering, the sports hall uses recycled shipping containers to create 8,208m3 of space that is used as a four court sports hall, viewing gallery, changing rooms and and office over two floors.

Commissioned by London Borough of Lambeth with funding from the 'Building Schools for the Future' scheme this innovative approach to building and commitment to sustainability was rewarded by being the 'Best Small Building Project' at the prestigious Building Industry Construction Awards in 2009.

“The Sports Hall has surpassed our expectations. The building is a real landmark and a source of pride for our community as much as it is for us. We chose the container solution because we were keen to respond to our students’ interest in the environment and issues of sustainability as well as to provide value for money given a very limited budget. The speed of construction was an added bonus, Students and staff have been delighted by the building’s striking appearance. We now have an outstanding facility for our young people.” —David Boyle, Principal

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Building Design
The shipping forecast for Britain's schools programme

Lambeth Council
First sports hall to be built using recycled shipping containers opens in Lambeth

Eco Architecture
School gets a shipping container sports hall in just three days

Arch Daily
Dunraven's sports hall

This is local London
Shipping container sports hall opens at school

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