Freitag's flagship store on Geroldstrasse 17 in Zurich is an experience of shopping, or just being within a confined space of what is now a series of stacked abandoned, unused shipping containers - an example of "static" mobility. Urban mobility in 21st century is a new wave of traveling that has organically found its way into innovative solutions for an architectural space (or even simply, just a space) to house commercial goods. This is just one of many existing exemplars in recent times, showcasing designers inclination towards developing nomadic alternatives infused into their design.
"The FREITAG SHOP ZURICH is completely built from rusty, recycled freight-containers. Lovingly they were gutted, reinforced, piled up and secured. Zurich’s first bonsai-skyscraper: Low enough not to violate the city’s restriction on high-rise buildings. High enough to send shivers down anyone’s spine."
Telstar Logistics 2006
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ps: Images are my own, and I have been inside these container shopping store.
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