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“Looking the part helps get the chance to fill it. But if you fill the part, it matters not if you look it.” – Malcolm Forbes Two-thirds of Olsen House is made up of converted shipping containers, while the other third is made up of brick-and-mortar buildings. The brick-and-mortar structure is situated at the center…

“The sky’s the limit if you have a roof over your head.” – Sol Hurok The converted containers at Olsen House had their roofs installed just in time for a powerful wind storm to hit the area. While many houses nearby sustained damage, the Olsen House roof withstood the barrage despite having no windows or…

“The home should be the treasure chest of living.” – Le Corbusier Olsen House is a perfect example of how to create a unique and sustainable home by combining different building methods and materials. By incorporating both converted containers and brick-and-mortar building methods, a beautiful and functional home can be created that meets the owner’s…

“Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness” – Frank Gehry When the plans for Olsen House were drawn up, they evolved to include both traditional building methods and converted shipping containers. John Deppe, the architect responsible for designing Olsen House, has never worked with converted shipping containers before, and the…

“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.” – Henry David Thoreau, Walden Shipping containers have been an integral part of Mr. Dirch Olsen’s life for the last 42 years. Now he is laying the foundation (literally)…

“Maybe home is somewhere I’m going and never have been before.” – Warsan Shire Mr. Dirch Olsen has been in the container industry since 1981 and is one of the directors of SA Container Park, a highly successful company that has been in operation for 20 years and has branches all over South Africa. After…