Shipping Container School In Ghana Gets Netizens Talking About How Beautiful It Looks

Shipping Container School In Ghana Gets Netizens Talking About How Beautiful It Looks

  • A construction company has designed and built a beautiful shipping container school in Ghana, which has piqued the interest of several netizens
  • The video was shared on YouTube by Gigo Production Group, and they detailed the construction process from the beginning to the end
  • Many are seeking more affordable ways to build rather than relying on traditional brick and block building materials

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A construction firm is blazing the trail for other real estate companies to follow by building a school with shipping containers. The construction process, which shows how the school was built right up to when it was finished, was shared on YouTube by Gigo Production Group.

Shipping container school in Ghana
Shipping container school in Ghana. Photo credit: Gigo Production Group G.P.G
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The high cost of building materials has forced people and real estate companies to consider other innovative, affordable ways to build. Today, houses, offices, and schools are made of shipping containers, plastic bottles, rammed earth, and raffia palms.

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The video of the shipping container school showed areas such as the vast compound, library, and reception area, among others. Watch the video below.

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Many netizens were impressed with the school and took the time to say a word or two. YEN.com.gh samples some comments below.

D A said:

Oh wowww. This is beautiful and well done.

Flava 69 commented:

Beautiful

Lib Hopper asked:

@Gigo Beautiful school and grounds. What do you estimate the cost would be for building something like that in Ghana using bricks vs containers?

OhemabizTV enquired:

This is amazing, well done, and it looks really good. If I decide to go ahead with building a container home how do I get in contact with you?

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In an earlier story, YEN.com.gh wrote about some unique building materials used in constructing houses that are difficult to believe it's true. Over the years, materials used to construct buildings have advanced significantly and changed from employing grass, mud, stone, and other natural components.

People now often employ bricks and blocks to construct their homes, with the occasional usage of more modern materials like shipping containers and 3D printing. People are searching for more environmentally friendly ways to construct homes utilizing recyclable materials and other less expensive options as technology develops and the years pass.

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Richmond Setrana Richmond Setrana is a real estate editor for YEN.com.gh with 5 years of writing experience. He graduated from KNUST in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and is currently enrolled in a MA—Mass Communications program with Liverpool John Moores University. He has written for reputable platforms like meqasa.com, Noanyi, Edanra and Yourcommonwealth.org. He can be reached via: richmond.setrana@yen.com.gh