Amazing construction process

Your eyes aren’t deceiving you — this really is a hotel constructed from shipping containers. Built in just 20 days on the outskirts of London, this Travelodge budget hotel can claim to be Europe’s first ever made from containers like these. Click on to see how it was constructed like a giant Lego set. (Pics)

25% faster to erect than a conventional building, this new Travelodge’s speed is likely to result in a less energy intensive build too. The hotel chain notes that, if necessary, the containers could be melted down and recycled.

There’s certainly a novelty factor to sleeping in a steel shipping container, though Travelodge says guests won’t notice the difference. Interiors are reportedly identical to the chain’s other hotels.

There’s certainly a novelty factor to sleeping in a steel shipping container, though Travelodge says guests won’t notice the difference. Interiors are reportedly identical to the chain’s other hotels.

The Uxbridge hotel has 120 rooms, and the double rooms measure a small but hardly claustrophobic 5m x 3m.

This may be the first shipping container hotel in Europe, but it won’t be last. Travelodge is also building a 307 room version at Heathrow.

Via SmartPlanet