Would you allow DC to live in a shipping container dorm?
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Anonymous
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Roanoke College is building new dorms. A village of shopping containers. Thoughts?
https://www.roanoke.edu/residencelife/maroonvillage |
Anonymous
| Sure. Why not? |
Anonymous
| Yes |
Anonymous
| It's the cool micro housing thing to do |
Anonymous
| yes, if it was at a school they wanted to attend and there wasn't a specific reason why not (like it wasn't up to fire code or was inacessible to my kid's disability). |
Anonymous
| No, this ain’t Chyna. |
Anonymous
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No, I know they don't insulate those well enough.
Sustainable my eye - it's a whole lot of heating and A/C costs! |
Anonymous
| Absolutely! That is really luxurious compared to the dorm my son was assigned at his school. |
Anonymous
| He’ll no! |
Anonymous
| It's a brilliant way to repurpose the shipping containers. My only issue is the lack of semi-public space, that is, the hallways and lounges that usually come with each dorm floor for students to meet, talk, befriend, exchange ideas, talk about classes, etc... |
Anonymous
Exact words I was goingto write. |
Anonymous
That would be my concern, but the article says there's an extra container that serves as a lounge/kitchenette and a shared quad. So I wouldn't have a problem with it. |
Anonymous
| Sure! Probably better than the crappy mid-century dorms on many college campuses. |
Anonymous
| Kinda cool. |
Anonymous
| Love it |