

It consists of 100 or more colourful shipping containers that have been stacked two-high on both sides of the walk. The Philippi Container Walk is a unique retail, recreational and business centre set in the heart of the Philippi township in Cape Town. Let’s take a look at a few local and international container projects that are re-inventing the concept of office design and space. Spacious, trendy and quick and easy to set up, container offices are becoming a game changer in South Africa’s established and emerging economies.Įntrepreneurs and local business owners with limited resources now have access to low-cost premises that are easy to locate in the heart of the communities they want to serve.įrom constantly expanding township hubs to upscale malls and ad agencies, re-purposed shipping containers have become fun, funky and alternative building blocks to conventional brick and mortar.
