Hi guys, welcome to the coblog! I have been working on this project for a long while now and would like to share my progress a little along with other everyday projects. I will be posting updates here and on Instagram if anybody would like to follow or learn more about it. Forgive me for my poor writing skills but thank you for sharing this journey with me!
Just a little bit about me I’m an IPD student who has had keen interest in art, photography, design and making. I’ve done a few exhibitions including my first solo in 2012 and have fallen in love the the analogue/hybrid process. Since university I have slowed down however have been very fortunate to accumulate some great equipment over the years for relative pennies! Unfortunately I haven’t had the chance to use it much whilst still studying and I am slowly running out of space back home..
Therefore this project came about the need for storage solution but also the ability to transport and use all my equipment when relocating. I researched several options from self-storage/sheds to commercial leases and portable site offices. For me, fixed assets offered less value for my currently-unknown-career-trajectory. Some of the large equipment does not travel well and needs a rather controlled environment. Portable site offices or prefab units started at 10K minimum and are difficult to move. The freight container was the next logical option at a quarter of the price and offered me the greatest flexibility regarding transport and modification.
In my study breaks over the next few years, I started designing and modelling in CAD. Just late last year I finally secured a container and started realising my designs. Progress has been delayed due to ongoing health issues and study however I hope to get the studio done within the next year or so and start offering services. I have attached some early design drafts just to get an overall scope of the project and what is involved. The design drawings have since been modified slightly but please enjoy and feel free to comment.