With the advance in architectural technology, even containers can be turned into creative buildings with unique designs or art galleries with a strong cultural touch.
By incorporating structural mechanics and thin film engineering, Sanli Container Co, which is based in Greater Tainan’s Rende District, built a two-story tall “creative” building. Because it was built with high tensile plastic fiber and because its eye-catching arc shape resembled a UFO, it was nicknamed the “Alien’s Base.”
Sanli executive officer Huang Tsung-jung said containers are very practical and can, through the application of clever architectural design concepts, be turned into cozy homes instead of warehouses or betel nut stands, which is how they traditionally end up. In addition, construction is both cheaper and faster and, More importantly, they can be customized to meet individual needs.
(Liberty times, translated by Ethan Zhan)
一個貌似飛碟的建築一月十七日現身台南。
Photo: Wu Chun-feng, Liberty Times
照片：自由時報記者吳俊鋒
貨櫃屋融入新的建築工法，也能成為造型獨特的創意館，化身文化氣息濃厚的藝廊！
台南仁德區三立貨櫃企業運用建築力學，結合先進的薄膜工程，打造兩層樓高的創意館，因取材高張力的塑膠纖維，圓弧外型狀似飛碟，引起矚目，被戲稱是「外星人的基地」。
執行長黃宗榮表示，貨櫃屋實用性很高，巧妙融入建築設計概念後，已跳脫傳統的倉儲或檳榔攤等功能，可以變身舒適的居家空間，且成本省、施工快；更重要的是能針對個別需求，提供客製化服務。
（自由時報記者吳俊鋒）
今日單字 1. story n. 樓, 層 (lou2 , ceng2) 例: Jackson said he now works in a 600-story building. Can you believe that? (傑克森說他現在在六百層樓高的公司上班。你信嗎？) 2. betel nut stand v. 檳榔攤 (bin1 lang2 tan1) 例: Mark used to work in a betel nut stand with two pretty ladies. (馬克曾經在檳榔攤工作，他的同事是兩名美女。) 3. customize adj. 客制化 (ke4 zhi4 hua4) 例: Our company only uses Linux, because you can customize almost everything and it is completely free. (我們公司的電腦只用Linux ，因為你幾乎可以客製化所有的東西，而且Linux是免費的。)
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