An Egyptian duo have decided to start their own designing project in a backyard; their project is thought to have the needed potential to put an end to Egypt’s housing problem. Cargotecture is a new and innovative way of construction that principally relies on shipping containers in construction for their versatility. Qubix is the first Egyptian company to adopt this technique and implement it in Egypt. The one-year-old company is founded by Karim Rafla and Youssef Farag. Rafla told Egyptian Streets that the idea was ignited when he was studying Global Business Management in London. He was fishing for an interesting product to conduct a business study on. Rafla started his research in the field of cargotecture and knew of an entire city that is based outside of London built of steel containers. He decided to take the train to outside London and visit the city. “People are living in containers in this city, it was too good to be true. Cargotecture is a hybrid of construction and manufacturing ” Rafla said. He went on to explain that living in containers have no disadvantages whatsoever. Rafla continued, “Cargotecture has several advantages, it is…
#getCONTAINED: Egyptian Duo Transform Shipping Containers into Living Spaces
May 3, 2017
