Travelodge x Container Hotel
October 22, 2008
Budget hotel chain Travelodge recently opened their first hotel constructed out of recycled shipping containers in Uxbridge, UK. The containers were fitted out with drywall, lights and bathrooms in China and shipped to the UK. There is also a cost savings of 10 per cent compared to construction of a similar sized building using traditional methods. Travelodge expects to build half of it’s future hotels using the container construction method. They’ve already begun construction on a site adjacent to Heathrow airport scheduled to open later this year.
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